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Garden Name: Buckland Abbey
Last Modified: 09/02/2010
Garden ID: 0220

pic: 0220_Buckland.jpg

Owner: National Trust
Address:
Yelverton


Postcode: PL20 6EY
County: Devon

tel: 01822 853607
fax: 01822 855448
website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-bucklandabbey
email: bucklandabbey {at} nationaltrust.org.uk

Features: 
700-year-old buildings, which were home to Elizabethan seafarers Drake and Grenville, set in the beautiful Tavy Valley; Home of Elizabethan seafarer Sir Francis Drake; Explore 700 years of history through interactive displays; Secluded location in beautiful Tavy Valley; Rumoured to be haunted by Drake and accompanying 'hell hounds'; Hands-on activities; Estate Letterbox Trail and Tracker Pack

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
12th Feb - 21st Feb; daily; 11am - 4.30pm
26th Feb - 7th Mar; Fri - Sun; 11am - 4.30pm
13th Mar - 31st Oct; daily; 10.30am - 5.30pm
5th Nov - 12th Dec; Fri - Sun; 11am - 4.30pm
17th Dec - 23rd Dec; daily; 11am - 4.30pm
Admission by timed ticket at busy times. Last admission 45mins before closing

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Summer

To see: 
Herb Garden, New Elizabethan garden

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: no
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: 16 Feb - 9 Mar 08, 2 - 5, Sat & Sun
15 Mar - 2 Nov 08, 10:30 - 5:30, Fri - Wed
8 Nov - 21 Dec 08, 12 - 4, Fri - Sun

Admission Prices:
Adult £7.80, child £3.90, family £19.30, family (1 adult) £11.60.
Grounds only: £4, child £2. Reduced rate when arriving by cycle or public transport. Winter admission: reduced price for house; grounds free

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

Other Facilities:
Dogs allowed in car park only. Telephone for


Designer: 
Description of Garden:
The garden at Buckand Abbey is a tranquil spot and it is not hard to imagine that Cistercian monks once walked here hundreds of years ago. But, in fact, the garden is largely a twentieth century creation. The planting around the Abbey's lawns is an informal mix of eucryphia, camellia, azalea, rhododendron and acer with some more unusual plants. 

To the north of the Abbey, the destruction of the ancient yew walk by gales and root disease has given the Trust the opportunity to create the new Elizabethan garden. Evidence from historical sources was the inspiration for the design for this evolving garden, which includes features such as a circular pool, granite steps and topiary bushes, box-edged beds containing examples of plants that would have been grown in Tudor times, a grassy meadow and a small orchard planted with old fruit varieties. Between the Elizabethan garden and the wall of the Great Barn are three galvanised wire sculptures of sheep, a reminder of the flocks farmed by the Cistercian monks at Buckland. Other sculptures can be found throughout the grounds and estate walks.


History: 
The Great Barn dates from the 13th century. Vita Sackville-West suggested the idea of a herb garden beyond it during a visit in 1953.

Local Inns: 
Peter Tavy Inn

Accomodation: 
Harrabeer Country House Hotel, Yelverton

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: