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Garden Name: Bowood House and Gardens
Last Modified: 22/01/2010
Garden ID: 0157

pic: 0157_Bowood.jpg

Owner: The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne
Address:
Bowood House
Derry Hill
Calne
Postcode: SN11 0LZ
County: Wiltshire

tel: 01249 812012
fax: 01249 821757
website: www.bowood.org
email: c.snape {at} bowood.org

Features: 
Bowood House and Gardens - 100 acre, 'Capability' Brown designed parkland, cascade waterfall, Lake, Pinetum, Italianate terraced garden.
Rhododendron walks - 60 Acre woodland garden with extensive range of rhododendrons, azaleas and bluebells.
(separate area to house and garden)
Bowood Dog Show & Summer Fair - 7th June
Bowood Bowl - 22nd - 30th Aug

English Heritage Grade:
I

Opening Times:
House & Gardens 31st Mar - 31st Oct; 7 Days a week; 11am - 6pm, Last admission 5pm or an hour earlier after autumn clock change.
Rhododendron Walks - 
Late April - Early June; 7 Days a week; 11am - 6pm (call or check own website for exact dates)

Best Times of Year to Visit: 


To see: 


National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 1 day for Rhododendrons only

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: No
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: 11am - 5.30pm

Admission Prices:
Adult £8.60 Child £4.85 (2-4), £7 (5-15); Over 60s £7.60; Family (2A + 2C) £26.50
Group Rates: Adult £7.60; Child £3.85 (2-4), £6 (5-12); Over 60s £6.60;
Rhododendrons: Adults £5.60; Over 60s £ 5.10; Child under 16 free
Season tickets: Adult £39; Child (2-4) £24; Child (5-15) £32; Over 60s £34,
Family Ticket £26.50 (2 adults and 2 children) £105.00
Admission charges allow entry into the House, Gardens and Adventure Playground.
Disabled visitors half price. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: No
Only on Lead: No
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Adventure Playground and Soft Play Palace for under 12's.
New Hotel & Spa next door to the Golf Club opens in May 2009


Designer: 'Capability' Brown, Repton, Charles Hamilton
Description of Garden:
This hundred acre garden and park surrounding the house has features designed by many of the most famous English landscape gardeners and architect/designers. For example 'Capability' Brown created the lovely lake and parkland, Humphry Repton the landscape, Charles Hamilton built the famous cascade and Robert Adam the orangery and mausoleum. Lately Mary Keen has advised on the planting of the Italianate formal gardens using box hedging and gravel to replace grass paths. 
The important pinetum, arboretum, Doric temple and rhododendron walks are not to be missed, though the same can hardly be said of some of the modern sculpture. The garden is particularly beautiful in spring with massed bulbs and bluebell woods.


History: 
see above

Local Inns: 
The Lansdowne Arms - Derry Hill village
George & Dragon, Rowde
Red Lion, Laycock

Accomodation: 
The Strand - Calne

Restaurants: 
in Bowood House and gardens

Village/Town/Sightseeing: