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Barnsdale Gardens tel: 01572 813200 Area: Rutland |
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| Visitor Information | Email: info //at// barnsdalegardens.co.uk |
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Barnsdale Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
March - May, September & October: 9am - 5pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Special rates are available to pre-booked groups of 10+ people, with incentives for coach drivers and group organisers, FREE coach parking and the option of a special tour by Nick Hamilton |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: No |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 3rd March & 20th October, 9am-5pm |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: All-year round |
To
see: 39 individually designed gardens |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Summer (March - October): Adults £6.50; Concessions £5.50; Children £2.50; Family (2 Adults + 3 Children) £16. Group rate: Adults/Concession £5.00, Children £2.00Winter (November - February): Adults £5; Concessions £4; Children £1.50; Family (2 Adults + 3 Children) £11. Group rate: Adults/Concessions £3.50, Children £1 |
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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: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities & Comments: Guide dogs allowed. Reservable Wheelchairs. A year-round menu of courses and events including Summer Sundays FREE family activities, including country craft and cookery demonstrations, live music and more. Visit www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk for details. For children, wildlife and bird watching, FREE themed garden trails, quizzes and colouring. Arts and crafts events, art exhibitions and painting and photography classes. Private functions of all kinds: wedding ceremonies, parties, corporate entertainment. Bespoke tours by owner Nick Hamilton. Reservable parking spaces, in the shade and with waterbowls, for visiting pets. |
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| Garden Features & Events | ||||||
| 39 individually designed gardens. Extensive nursery and plant sales. Featured on Geoff Hamilton's Gardeners' World programme. |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Geoff Hamilton |
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| Barnsdale Gardens is a joy to visit; 39 themed gardens, ponds and woodlands nestled in a quiet corner of the beautiful Rutland countryside, but just 10 minutes from Stamford and the A1. Made famous by Geoff Hamilton and the BBC's Gardeners' World, it is Britain's largest collection of individually designed gardens, and whether your interests include gardening, photography or simply a stroll in the sunshine with a great lunch in our friendly tea room, there is something for everyone. The enormous variety of planting styles at Barnsdale has been likened to a 'theme park for gardeners' and visitors will recognise many of the famous TV garden 'sets'; the Cottage Gardens with their compost bins disguised as beehives; the Reclaimed Garden with its recycled rose fountain and the serene Paradise Gardens which were Geoff's last projects. Added to these are new developments such as the Lands' End Colour Garden and the fun-filled Children's Garden, plus a large nursery specialising in quality, unusual plants. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Familiar to millions of BBC2 viewers, Barnsdale was the home of Geoff Hamilton, Gardeners' World's popular presenter from 1983 to 1996 who was voted 'Britain's Favourite Television Gardener'. He championed many good causes, in particular organic gardening and the use of peat-free alternatives, and today the garden is still totally run on Geoff's organic principles by his son Nick. Historically the gardens were created as a facility by which Geoff could instruct, inform and entertain viewers every Friday night and these three principles are still very much the vision the Barnsdale team work to. But the capabilities of this wonderful garden have been extended further and Barnsdale now offers weddings, corporate functions and bespoke tours. Just over twenty years ago this remarkable site was little more than a ploughed field and since then tens of thousands of visitors, gardeners and non-gardeners alike, have come to marvel at this fantastic work of gardening art. Now Nick Hamilton continues the work started by his father, ensuring that the gardens, although constantly evolving, always retain that 'Barnsdale' feel. |
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| Inns & Pubs: Fox and Hounds, Exton |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Oakham, Stamford |
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