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Lullingstone Castle tel: 01322 862114 Area: Kent |
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| Visitor Information | Email: info //at// lullingstonecastle.co.uk |
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Lullingstone Castle |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
1st Apr - end Sept; Fri & Sat; Sun and BHs - 12 noon - 5pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes By prior arrangement for min. 20 people. Wed or Thurs.House and Garden open exclusively for pre-booked groups on Weds and Thurs during season. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 18th June - 12 - 5pm |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: May- Sept |
To
see: Exotic plants from around the world |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £7; Child £4; Over 60s £6.50; Family £18; 2 for 1 entry to English Heritage members on production of EH membership card. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities & Comments: April - Guided Tours of the World Garden, every Friday (except Good Friday), Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday in the month, 2pm. Medieval Weekend 25th, 26th & 27th May, 11am - 5pm. National Gardens Scheme, 18th June, 11am - 5pm. Celebration of Plant Heritage, 23rd June, 11am - 5pm Plant Hunters' Weekend, 27th & 28th July, 11am - 5pm World of Grasses Weekend 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th August, 11am - 5pm. Lullingstone Guest Lecture with Nigel Colborn, 12th October, 2-6pm, (ticket only) - See Website. |
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| Garden Features & Events | ||||||
| Plants planted in their respective countries of origin in a 3D world map-shaped garden as featured on TV. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||
| National Collection: Eucalyptus | ||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
Tim Hart Dyke |
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| Tom Hart Dyke's garden has progressed rapidly from a curiosity to a fully-fledged realistion of one of the most ambitious projects any private garden has undertaken under its own steam in the UK since, probably, the Edwardian era over 100 years ago. The remarkable genesis of the idea happened when Tom Hart Dyke was held captive for 9 months by Colombian bandits when a plant-hunting expedition went badly wrong, through no fault of his own. After his release, the extraordinary difficulties he encountered in building his creation in the walled garden of his family home, and his eventual triumph over them against considerable odds, were charted in a highly successful BBC2 series shown in 2005, avidly watched by lovers of English eccentricity all over the country. Nearly 9,000 species of plants from all over the world have since been added to the garden which is laid out in an (approximate) map of the world with the plants located in their countries of origin so that the public can see from which parts of the world the plants emanate. No doubt many people will be surprised to discover that their favourite plants actually come from far more exotic locations than they would imagine. The garden is now well worth visiting, even from distant parts of the UK, such is the extraordinary layout and the boundless enthusiasm of its owner, and it can only get better! |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Construction began in earnest in 2004 and Phase One was completed in July 2005. Apart from the 8,000 species he has added, the garden now boasts a National Collection of Eucalyptus which includes the now-famous Caesia "Silver Princess" which Tom has managed to nurture into flowering in what is believed to be the first time ever in UK horticultural history. | ||||||
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| Inns & Pubs: The Plough, Eynsford |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Eynsford, Kent |
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