Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden 1) Please COPY the ENTIRE FORM below and paste it into an email to start 2) UPDATE your information carefully. We check it, but might not notice any errors, etc. 3) Prefix the SECTION HEADERS with: *** - Example: ***Opening Days: (new info) 4) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED back to us ASAP: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden Last Modified (we set this): 08-02-2013 Garden ID (we set this): 0063 pic (we set this): 0063_fairhavengarden.jpg NOTE: If "missing", then please send us a picture for which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Garden Owner: Fairhaven Garden Trust, Manager Louise Rout Address: School Road, South Walsham Norwich Postcode: NR13 6DZ County: Norfolk Country: tel: 01603 270449 fax: 01603 270449 website: www.fairhavengarden.co.uk public email: paul-dickson //at// btconnect.com admin / private email: (add here for GG-only usage) group master website: English Heritage Grade (I, II, II*): Opening Days & Times: Open daily all year (closed Christmas Day); November to February open 10am to 4pm; March to October open 10am to 5pm (also open 10am to 9pm on Wednesdays, May to August). Parties / Coaches (Yes/No): Yes Parties / Coaches Comments: Pre-booked only Viewing by Appointment (Yes/No): No Viewing by Appointment Comments: House Open for Viewing (Yes/No): No House Open Comments/Dates/Times: National/Scotland Garden Scheme days (Yes/No): No NGS/SGS Comments (PLEASE include DATES and Times): Best Times of Year to Visit: SpringMay - JuneMid - October to Mid - Nov ...To see (pair by line with Best times to visit): Wild Primroses, skunk cabbage, bluebellsCandelabra primulas, azaleas & rhododendronsAutumn Colours Admission Prices: Adult £6; Child £3.50; Concessions £5.50; Under 5's free; Annual family membership £45, single parent family membership £39, single membership £25, single concessionary membership £21Dogs 25p admission (includes pooper scooper); Dog membership! £2.50 per dogGroup discounts for 15 people of 15%. Guided Tours available 12 (Yes/No only) items follow here- Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities or Comments on (Yes/No) items above: Guided tours for groups, Boat trips on our private Broad, April to end October, Christmas trees and Wreaths for sale, also Father Christmas event, two weeks before Christmas. Open air musical events (Jazz etc.) in July and August.Sensory Garden near the tearoom overlooks King Stephen's Pond, designed for visually impaired visitors, also fully accessible for visitors in wheelchairs.Many special events - see own website Special Features, Events/Dates and other comments: 180 acres of natural woodland and water gardens with private Inner Broad. 950-year-old oak tree. Many species of wildfowl, sea birds and waders as well as woodpeckers and woodland species.Gold Award Green Tourism Business Scheme National Collection: Garden Designer: Description of Garden: This is a delightful natural woodland and water garden of over 180 acres with its own private inner Broad, with boat trips from the beginning of May to the end of August. This garden has much to offer at all times of the year, snowdrop and camellias in January and February, daffodils and narcissi in March, carpets of primroses and unusual plants such as Lysichitum Americanum (Skunk Cabbage) in April, followed by bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons in May and June, and the spectacular naturalised collection of candelabra primulas throughout May. Wild flowers, flowering shrubs, butterflies and dragonflies appear in summer and 95 species of woodland and water birds all year. This includes all 3 native woodpeckers, tree creepers, nuthatches etc., herons, ducks (various), geese - both canada and greylag - cormorants, great crested grebe coots, moorhens and kingfishers.The Autumn colours are wonderful, especially the leaves, berries and fungi. Winter walks afford even more views of the Broads, which are hidden by the lush vegetation of summer. The garden is entirely organically managed for the benefit of the plants and wildlife. Garden History: The garden was created by the second Lord Fairhaven, Henry Broughton. It was inspired by the Savill garden at Windsor, which was designed by Sir Eric Savill who was a great friend of Lord Fairhaven. The present Lord Fairhaven, Ailwyn Broughton, is Chairman of the Fairhaven Garden trustees.The Fairhaven Garden is a private trust and is a Registered charity (265686). Local Inns (name, town): The Ship, Public House South Walsham Accommodation (name, town): Restaurants (name, town): Manor Cottage, South WalshamCharity Barn, Wymers Lane, South WalshamLittle Barn, UptonThe Amber Lodge, AcleChurch Farm, BurlinghamClippesby Hall Holidays, ClippesbySt Margaret's Mill Retreat, Acle Village/Town/Sightseeing: S. WalshamNorwichGreat YarmouthThe Norfolk Broads