***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Glendurgan Garden 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Glendurgan Garden Last Modified: 19-04-2012 Garden ID: 0401 pic: 0401_Glendurgan.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: National Trust Address: Mawnan Smith Falmouth Postcode: TR11 5JZ County: Cornwall tel: 01326-252020 fax: 01326-252037 website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-glendurgangarden email: glendurgan //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: II* Opening Times: 11th Feb - 3rd Nov Tues - Sat; 10:30am - 5:30pm 1st Aug - 31st Aug; Mon - Sat; 10:30am - 5:30pm Open BH Mons. Last admission 30 mins before closing Best Times of Year to Visit: Spring and Autumn To see: Camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Please arrange by phoning 01872 861030 Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: for groups and parties. House Open for Viewing: no Comments: Admission Prices: Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): Adult £7.50 (£6.80), child £3.90 (£3.50), family £18.90 (£17.10), family (1 adult) £11.40 (£10.30). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport 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: No Other Facilities: Limited Disabled Access. Garden very steep, so difficult for disabled. Link from Glendurgan beach to Helford village by ferry. Features: Superb subtropical garden, with special interest for families; Valley garden with views over the Helford River and coastline; Warm and sheltered setting for exotic flowers, trees and shrubs; Fantastic laurel maze and 'Giant's Stride' maypole; Tranquil sandy beach and rock pools at Durgan Designer: Description of Garden: This is a valley garden of great beauty, created in the 1820's and running down to the tiny village of Durgan and its beach. There are many fine trees and rare and exotic plants, with outstanding Spring displays of magnolias and camellias. Late in the season a glorious display of wild flowers carpets the valley slopes. The Laurel Maze, dating from 1833, puzzles young and old alike. The house is privately occupied but visitors and especially the young can explore the re-constructed original school room in cob and thatch, the Giant's Stride, and the beach. History: The garden was created in the 1820's by Alfred Fox, who was a prosperous Falmouth shipping agent. His contacts from this business brought plants from all around the world, which flourished in Glendurgan's mild climate. He was a devout Quaker and his religious beliefs are reflected in some of the trees planted in the Holy Bank. He meant Glendurgan to be a 'small piece of heaven on earth', and so it remains. Local Inns: The Ferry Boat, Helford Passage Red Lion, Mawnan Smith Accomodation: Meudon, Budock Vean Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Helford River Falmouth Mawnan Smith