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Garden Name: Capesthorne Hall & Gardens
Last Modified: 13/01/2011
Garden ID: 0476

pic: 0476_capesthorne.jpg

Owner: Sir William Bromley-Davenport
Address:
Macclesfield


Postcode: SK11 9JY
County: Cheshire

tel: 01625-861221
fax: 01625-861619
website: www.capesthorne.com
email: info {at} capesthorne.com

Features: 
Bluebell Festival - In conjunction with the Wildlife Trusts Cheshire. For about a fortnight (around the last week in April and the first two or three weeks of May) a walk in one of Cheshire's bluebell woods provides an inspirational experience: glorious seas of blue, the unforgettable perfume of the flowers and spring birdsong stimulating the senses and imagination.


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
Apr - Oct incl.; Sun, Mon & Bank Holidays, 12 noon to 5pm.

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
May - Sept

To see: 


National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 1.30 - 4.00 pm, last admission to the Hall at 3.30pm

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Other groups, coach parties etc. by appointment on open days 

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: Hall open 1.30pm - 4pm, last admission 3.30pm
Guided tours of hall available on non-open days only for a minimum of 40 people.

Admission Prices:
Adult £7, Child (15-16 years) £3.50, Over 60's £6, Family ticket £16
Mon only, Car with up to 4 people £10, Additional people £2.50 each. Coach £70 (max 50 people. minibus £35 (max 12 people)
Gardens & Chapel only, Adult £4.50; Child £2.50; Over 60's £3.50
Transfers from Gardens & Chapel: Adults & Over 60's £3.50, Children £2

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

Other Facilities:
Dogs, except guide dogs, allowed in front park only. Disabled toilet facilities. Access restricted to ground floor only for wheelchairs.
20th Feb - Wedding Fayre
20th Apr - Heritage Opera
30th Apr & 1st/2nd May - Craft, Gift and Food Fair also Bluebell Festival
21st & 22nd May - FOM Festival - Outdoor concert
29th & 30th May - Car Show
23rd & 24th May - Outdoor Concert
31st July - Car Show
3rd Aug - Heritage Opera
28th Aug - Car Show
1st & 2nd Oct - Craft, Gift and Food Fair
25th Oct - Heritage Opera
25/26/27th Nov - Christmas at Capesthorne


Designer: Vernon Russell-Smith
Description of Garden:
Capesthorne Hall has a beautiful lakeside garden with herbaceous borders and a rose arbour. The rococo Milanese gates are particularly fine. There are some enjoyable woodland walks through an arboretum featuring some huge chesnuts and giant redwoods. The 18th century chapel is also worth visiting.


History: 
The Parkland was laid out in the 17th and 18th centuries. Vernon Russell-Smith re-designed the former kitchen garden in the 1960's to create the lakeside gardens. The Hall dates from 1719.

Local Inns: 
Dog Inn, Over Peover (SW of Knutsford)
Davenport Arms, Marton
Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends (S of Macclesfield)

Accomodation: 
Sutton Hall

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
Knutsford,
Macclesfied
Jodrell Bank