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Ardkinglas Woodland Garden tel: 01499 600261 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.ardkinglas.com | ||||||||||||
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| Ardkinglas Woodland Garden Scotland All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
All year; daily; daylight hours. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: April - June |
To
see: Carpets of bluebells, spectacular rhododendrons, champion trees |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £3.50; Child under 16 free. Season ticket £12. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Limited access for the disabled. Shop, refreshments etc. available nearby. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Garden tours available if booked in advance. Full tour can take 1-2 hours. Whistle-stop tour of 20 minutes on low-level paths can be more appropriate for parties that include the disabled, or for those who want to see just the highlights of the garden. VisitScotland *** grading for gardens |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The garden comprises 25 acres of hillside with wonderful views over Loch Fyne in some of Scotland's most spectacular landscape. There are a network of paths rising from the waterfalls of the River Kinglas through the gardens and woodland to the hillside above from which the Loch and its surroundings can be viewed. With near perfect growing conditions, there are a spectacular collection of rhodendrons, conifers and many other trees and shrubs including "the mightiest conifer in Europe" and one of the tallest trees in Britain. Populating the garden are a woodland lochlan, an ancient mill and a numerous and thriving group of red squirrels. There is also a gazebo, built from local Argyll oak, which houses a scriptorium of tree-related poetry and prose to fire the imagination. In spring and early summer, in addition to the collection of rhododendrons, one of the finest in Britain, which is in bloom at that time, there is a marvellous carpet of bluebells. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Originally planted out in the 18th Century, the Callander family established the mature conifer collection around 1875. The estate was purchased in 1905 by Sir Andrew Noble who in 1920 started to plant what soon became an outstanding collection of rhododendrons. This was augmented fifteen years later by the gift of rhododendrons from his fellow enthusiast, Lord Aberconway at Bodnant. With the help of his son Michael, later Lord Glenkinglas, he took delivery of these plants, which were transported from Wales in two railway carriages and can now be found in the garden upon the aptly-named Bodnant Bank. Lord Glenkinglas and his wife Anne continued to garden at Ardkinglas until the mid-1980s and their influence is noticeable everywhere in the garden. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Scotland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Cairndow Inn |
Restaurants: Loch Fyne Oysters |
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| Inns & Pubs: Cairndow Inn |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Inverary - 8 miles |
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