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The Himalayan Garden at Hutts |
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The Himalayan Garden at Hutts tel: 01765 658009 Area: Yorkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.himalayangarden.com | ||||||||||||
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| The Himalayan Garden at Hutts Yorkshire All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
26th April - 15th June; daily except Mon; 10am - 4pm. Open BH Mon. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Please telephone first. No access for large coaches. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Private tours of 15 -30 guests by appointment |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: May |
To
see: Rhododendrons (over 700 types), azaleas, magnolias. |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adults £5; Children under 12 free. Groups £4.50pp | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Partial access only for the disabled because of steep woodland paths. Lime/alkaline-tolerant rhododendrons will be on sale this year for the first time. They are a new introduction from Germany where a strain was found growing out of a Limestone Cliff which has been used to produce a new variety. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Beautiful woodland walks, lake, sculptures. 1,000 new plants will be planted in the new Valley area this Spring. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The garden is set in a sheltered valley 850 feet above sea level in the Yorkshire Dales. In spring and early summer it is ablaze with colour from over 700 different types of rhododendron, over 150 types of azalea and 100 different magnolias. There are also many other Himalayan plants and trees. Woodland walks wind down to an attractive lake. Selected pieces of modern art are dotted around the garden. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The garden was originally planted in the early 20th century, with many of the rhododendrons being around 100 years old. Major-General Sir Charles Dalton was a previous owner of the estate and first opened the gardens to the public in the 1950s. The current owner, Peter Roberts, now in his tenth year at The Hutts, has carried out extensive renovation work on the garden and planted thousands of Himalayan plants, many grown from seed collected in the Himalayan region. This year an additional newly-planted valley will be open to the public. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Swinton Castle, Masham (5 miles) |
Restaurants: Swinton Castle, Masham (5 miles) |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Crown, Grewelthorpe |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Masham (5 miles) - Black Sheep Brewery tour. Kirkby Malzeard |
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