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Easton Walled Gardens tel: 01476 530063 Area: Lincolnshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.eastonwalledgardens.co.uk | |||||||||||||
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| Easton Walled Gardens Lincolnshire All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||||||||||
16th - 24th February for snowdrops daily. Admission £4.50 for adults 50p for children. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Groups of 15+. Please book in advance |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 6th June |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring Early summer Late Summer |
To
see: Meadows, tulips and auriculas Sweet Pea Week and early annuals, cottage garden at its peak Late annuals in trial beds, gunnera and greenhouses at peak |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||||||||||
| Adults £4.75; Children £1p Annual Season ticket for Friends of Easton Walled Gardens. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: See own website for other events. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||||||||||
| 400 year-old garden undergoing revival. David Austin roses, experimental meadow plantings. Beautiful views, seasonal flower displays. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The aim of the restoration at Easton is to re-discover the original garden layout, and especially the original terraces, but combine it with modern techniques and planting. In this the owner and her head gardener are being aided by commercial suppliers of roses, irises and by nurseries, all of whom are helping to enable new collections of plants to be established. The cut flower garden was set up in 2004 and is supplemented by a Turf maze, Auricula Theatre, Velvet Border, Cottage Garden, Woodland Walk and meadow plantings. The visitor now has a rare chance to see a 'hidden garden' emerge and be recreated and modernised in new and exciting ways. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||||||||||
| The 12 acres of gardens at Easton date back to 1592 when Sir Henry Cholmeley bought the Manor. The Manor itself, standing on a site overlooking the River Witham, remained unchanged until 1805 when Sir Montague Cholmeley altered and enlarged it. His successor then replaced much of of it with a Victorian building, including two new facades and wings and added an enormous glass orangery and conservatory on its South and West sides. Lawns to the South were full of statues, fountains and bedding schemes. Ha-ha's gave uninterrupted views of the parkland with fine trees and impressive views. You reached the parterre from the great terraces which dropped down to the river. Fine yew hedges through the gardens ended in an ornamental gate which led to a double row of ancient lime trees. Franklin D. Roosevelt, later President of the USA, spent his honeymoon here in 1905 and described the place as "a Dream of Nirvana...almost too good to be true". Easton Hall was requisitioned at the start of World War II and suffered considerable damage. It was never used as a family house again and in 1952 was abandoned and pulled down. Although overgrown with an impenetrable mass of sycamores, brambles and nettles, which had been untouched for 50 years, the lawns and terraces had held their shape and were waiting to be re-discovered. Work started in 2002 and is proceeding apace. |
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| Nearby Lincolnshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: |
Restaurants: Red Lion, Stathern Olive Branch, Clipsham |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Coachman, Corby Glen Red Lion, Stathern Olive Branch, Clipsham Jackson Stops, Stretton |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Grimsthorpe Castle Stamford |
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