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Garden Name: Greencombe
Last Modified: 10/02/2010
Garden ID: 0124

pic: 0124_greencombe.jpg

Owner: Miss Joan Loraine
Address:
Porlock


Postcode: TA24 8NU
County: Somerset

tel: 01643 862363
fax: 
website: www.greencombe.org.uk
email: 

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
First Sat in Apr - last Sun in July; July; Sat - Wed; 2pm - 6pm

Best Times of Year to Visit: 


To see: 


National Collection: 
Erythronium, Gaultheria, Polystichum and Vaccinium.

National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: No
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Admission Prices:
Adult £6; OAP £5; Child (under 16) £1

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

Other Facilities:



Designer: Horace Stroud
Description of Garden:
Essentially the garden consists of a magnificent woodland with trees 90ft high, making it seem like a great cathedral within which azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias glow like jewels. Erythronium, trillium and myriads of ferns gow on moss covered slopes. There are glimpses of the sea to the north and of ancient forest to the south. In the Middle Ages this was part of one of the only two deer parks on Exmoor, and the ditch and wall, built to keep the deer in, are still here. The garden is brilliant in spring, rich with roses, clematis and lilies in summer and splendid in autumn colour. It has its own rare quality of peace and enchantment.


History: 
A post war garden that celebrated a 50 year anniversary in 1996.

Local Inns: 


Accomodation: 
Andrews on the Weir, Porlock
Crown Hotel, Exford
Rising Sun Hotel, Lynmouth

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
Porlock