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Ridleys Cheer tel: 01225 891204 Area: Wiltshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.ridleyscheer.co.uk -- email: antonyoung {at} ridleyscheer.co.uk |
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Ridleys Cheer |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Garden open throughout the year, by prior appointment |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Welcome |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Lunches, teas etc. by arrangement |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes Sun 10 Apr; Sun 15 May (2-6) |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April/May June July Oct |
To
see: Magnolias, spring bulbs, amelanchiers Deutzias, Rosa banksia. Tree peonies, Daphnes Old roses, tree ramblers, Davidia, wild flower meadow Autumn colours, maples etc. |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £5.50 or £6 pp for guided tour, min. no. groups of 10. Unguided tours no minimum number. Coach groups welcome and lunches, teas etc. by arrangement. NGS days: Adults £4, Child free |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: B&B for up to six guests, see own website for details |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| A largely informal garden containing many rare or unusual specimens. Potager, box garden, arboretum and wild flower meadow. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Mr. & Mrs. Antony Young |
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| An informal garden on a south-facing gentle slope. Sweeping lawns and mixed borders with a wealth of interesting shrubs, old roses including tree ramblers, magnolias, acers, lividendrons, to name but a few. Potager, box garden, arboretum and 3-acre wild flower meadow to add diversity to the overall experience, with mown rides through the arboretum and meadow. The mood of this garden is one of understated calm and peace. The planting relies heavily on structure, texture and contrasting shades. Whenever possible, sweet-smelling flowers are chosen and even in january the scent of Daphne bholud will be met on the breeze in two or three different parts of the garden. Lots of box and yew hedging with hornbeam and beech willows have grown quickly. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The garden has been entirely created by the present owners since their arrival in 1968. It has been developed and enlarged in stages, with the planting of the arboretum from 1989 onwards and the 3-acre wild flower meadow in 1996. In excess of 4,000 trees have been planted over the years, many now reaching early maturity. Three iron rose arches have been constructed, since the mid-1980s and in 2008 an iron arbour was added on the lawn above the principal arch. | ||||||
| Nearby Wiltshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Luckham Park, Colerne Manor House, Castle Combe |
Restaurants: Luckham Park, Colerne many in Bath |
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| Inns & Pubs: Neeld Arms, Griffleton Castle Inn, Castle Combe White Hart Inn, Ford |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Castle Combe Bath Avebury Malmesbury |
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