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Garden Name: Eggleston Hall Gardens
Last Modified: 25/01/2011
Garden ID: 0474

pic: 0474_Eggleston.jpg

Owner: Malcolm Hockham & Gordon Long
Address:
Eggleston
Barnard Castle

Postcode: DL12 0AG
County: Durham

tel: 01833-650115
fax: 01833-650971
website: www.egglestonhallgardens.co.uk
email: mbhock {at} btinternet.com

Features: 
Nursery and Gardens of great note.

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
All year; every day; 10am - 5pm

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
May - August

To see: 
Beautiful churchyard, rare plants, stunning views.

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: Yes

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: no
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
Adult £2; Child free; Season £5
Now longer free to RSPB members.

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

Other Facilities:
Evening tours, talks, lectures about and around the gardens in Summer. Contact Malcolm Hockham for details.


Designer: Gordon Long and Malcolm Hockham
Description of Garden:
There are four acres of garden within a high wall which formed the original kitchen gardens of Eggleston Hall. There has been a house on the site for almost 400 years. Old diaries record crops of apples, pears, cherries, plums, apricots, walnuts, gooseberries, strawberries, artichokes and other vegetables. Many of these are still cultivated today using traditional organic methods and may be bought from the gardens when in season.

The ornamental gardens are laid out informally and provide many delights and surprises for enthusiasts and specialists as pleasure for those on a family day out. A moorland stream runs through the gardens and there are many rare herbaceous plants and shrubs to be seen. A replanting programme is underway to build and improve upon this wonderful legacy, and planting suggestions are always welcome.


History: 


Local Inns: 
Rose & Crown Inn, Romaldkirk
Kirk Inn, Romaldkirk
Raby Hunt Inn, Summerhouse

Accomodation: 
Rose & Crown, Romaldkirk
George Hotel, Piercebridge
Eggleston Hall, B & B

Restaurants: 
Rose & Crown Inn, Romaldkirk

Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
High Force (waterfall)
30 miles of dramatic scenery in every direction
Edge of Yorkshire Dales
market town of Barnard Castle
Bowes Museum