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Garden Name: Bramham Park
Last Modified: 18/01/2010
Garden ID: 0152

pic: 0152_bramham.jpg

Owner: Judy Fisk
Address:
Wetherby


Postcode: LS23 6ND
County: Yorkshire

tel: 01937 846 000
fax: 01937 846 007
website: www.bramhampark.co.uk
email: judy.fisk {at} bramhampark.co.uk

Features: 
Round House, Obelisk, Temple of Lead Lads and famous Four Faces statue
Bramham International Horse Trials 3rd - 6th June
Leeds Festival - 27th - 29th August 2010

English Heritage Grade:
I

Opening Times:
Gardens and Grounds open Monday to Friday all year by appointment only. Closed weekends and Bank Holidays. 
Closed during week of the Horse Trials: 17th May - 13th June and for the Leeds Festival 9th August - 26th September 2010
enquiries@bramhampark.co.uk

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
April & May

To see: 
Spring/Wild Flowers

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: by prior arrangement only

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: No
Comments: Strictly by appointment only for parties of 10+@£10

Admission Prices:
Adult £4; Child £2; OAPs £2, Season £40
Historic Houses Association members - free into gardens

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

Other Facilities:
Dogs on leads in formal gardens.


Designer: Robert Benson
Description of Garden:
Early 18th century French-style formal gardens almost unique in England with grand vistas and unexpected views, monumental hedges and trees, temples, ornamental ponds and cascades in over 150 acres of grounds.


History: 
Robert Benson built the house and his ideas of garden design were greatly influenced by the magnificent French designers of the 18th century, such as Andre le Notre. The layout of the garden is thought to have been masterminded by Benson himself, while his daughter, Harriet, added many of the follies and temples in the garden and 'Black Fen' (woodland) that we see today.

Local Inns: 
The Red Lion, Bramham Village
Mexborough Arms, Thorner

Accomodation: 
The Crown Hotel, Boston Spa
Ranmada Jarvis Hotel, Wetherby
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Leeds

Restaurants: 
The Beehive, Thorner, Leeds

Village/Town/Sightseeing: