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Hill Close Gardens tel: 01926 493339 Area: Warwickshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.hillclosegardens.com -- email: centremanager {at} hcgt.org.uk |
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Hill Close Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Snowdrops: 19/20th Feb: 11- 4pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Drop off point outside garden gates and long stay parking by racecourse Guided tours for groups can be arranged at any time. Please telephone |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Groups can visit any time |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 19th Sept; 11am - 5pm |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April/May Sept/Oct |
To
see: Late daffodils, auriculas and fruit tree blossom Aster collection and apple, plum and pear trees |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adults £3, Child up to 16 & members free. All children must be accompanied by an adult | ||||||
| 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: Feb 19/20 11am-4.30pm Snowdrop Display May 6-8 Auricula Weekend Aug 6 & 7 Victorian Weekend Sept 23-25 Aster Weekend Oct 16 Apple Day Sustainable Visitor Centre. Lunch - soup & roll. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| 16 hedged Victorian gardens with brick built summerhouses. Plant Heritage garden. Wide variety of unusual snowdrops and daffodils. Herbaceous borders and large aster collection. Many old varieties of fruit trees. Vegetable plots. Auricula theatre. Large glasshouse for tender plants. |
English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Restored by Hill Close Gardens Trust |
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| Sixteen individual hedged Victorian gardens on the western edge of Warwick overlooking the racecourse. Several restored brick built summerhouses. Planted with vegetables, fruit and flowers. Large glasshouse and visitor centre. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| The site was divided up and sold as 32 separate plots in 1845. Tradesmen from Warwick bought or rented the gardens to get away from the cramped living conditions in the town. They grew fruit, vegetables and flowers and kept pigs and poultry. They built summerhouses for shelter and storage. In the early 20th century some of the gardens on the edges of the site were sold off for housing but 16 remain and were restored in 2006 with Heritage Lottery funding | ||||||
| Nearby Warwickshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick Lord Leycester Hotel, Warwick |
Restaurants: Several restaurants available in the town centre and most pubs serve food |
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| Inns & Pubs: Rose & Crown, Warwick Market Place Tilted Wig, Warwick Market Place |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Lord Leycester Hospital museum and garden, Mill Street gardens, Warwick Castle (all in Warwick town centre) |
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