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Lullingstone Castle

Lullingstone Castle
Eynsford
Kent

DA4 0JA

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Area: Kent
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Lullingstone Castle -- Kent
Visitor Information www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk
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Lullingstone Castle
Kent
All details updated* as of: 18/01/2008
Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Opening Days and Hours

1st Apr- 30th Sept ('07); Fri & Sat; 12noon - 5pm; Sun and BHs. 2pm - 6pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes
By prior arrangement for min. 20 people. Wed or Thurs.
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Fri & Sat; 2pm - 5pm
Sun & BH Mon; 2-6pm

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Best Times of Year to Visit:
Apr- Sept
To see:
Exotic plants from around the world
 Admission Prices
Adult £6; Child £2.50; Over 60s £5; Family £12.50; Season, 1 year £20; Season, 2 year £30
 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: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: Yes
Other Facilities:
 Garden Features
Plants planted in their country in a 3-D world map-shaped garden as featured on TV. English Heritage Garden Grade:
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer: Tim Hart Dyke and Adam S. Bailey
Tom Hart Dyke's garden has progressed rapidly from a curiousity 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 Mr. 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.

Over 10,000 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!
 History of Garden
Construction began in earnest in 2004 and Phase One was completed in July 2005. Apart from the 10,000 species he has added, the garden now boasts a large eucalyptus collection which includes the now-famous Caesia "Silver Princess" which Mr. Hart Dyke has managed to nurture into flowering in what is believed to be the first time ever in UK horticultural history.
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