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Owner: Margaret Begg Address: Bread and Meat Close Warwick Postcode: CV34 6HF County: Warwickshire tel: 01926 493339 fax: website: www.hillclosegardens.com email: centremanager //at// hcgt.org.uk English Heritage Grade: II Opening Times: Open Fri April 6 - Sun Oct 14 (Sat & Bank Hol Mon 11am-5pm, Fri & Sun 2-5pm) Entry: Adults £3.50 Child (5-16yrs) £1 to include garden trail Under 5s free Programme of events listed on www.hillcosegardens.com or tel. 01926 493339 Best Times of Year to Visit: April/May Sept/Oct To see: Late daffodils, auriculas and fruit tree blossom Aster collection and apple, plum and pear trees National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: 22th Sept; 11am - 5pm Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Drop off point outside garden gates and long stay parking by racecourse Guided tours for groups can be arranged at any time. Please telephone Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Groups can visit any time House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: Adults £3.50 Child (5-16yrs) £1 to include garden trail Under 5s free Programme of events listed on www.hillcosegardens.com or tel. 01926 493339 Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: No Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Sun Apr 8 Easter egg hunt & Easter Bonnet Parade Fri Apr 27 - Sun Apr 29 Auricula Weekend Mon June 4 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Free entry celebratory tea available Wed July 18 Drama in the Gardens: Much Ado about Nothing Tickets 01926 493339 Sat Aug 11-Sun Aug 12 Victorian Weekend Fri Aug 24 Apple Walk Fri Sept 7- Sun Sept 9 Heritage Weekend Free entry Fri Sept 21 - Sun Sept 23 Aster Weekend Sun Oct 14 Apple Day & Country Crafts Features: 16 hedged Victorian gardens with brick built summerhouses. Plant Heritage garden. Wide variety of unusual snowdrops and daffodils. Herbaceous borders and large aster collection. Many old varieties of fruit trees. Vegetable plots. Auricula theatre. Large glasshouse for tender plants. Designer: Restored by Hill Close Gardens Trust Description of Garden: Sixteen individual hedged Victorian gardens on the western edge of Warwick overlooking the racecourse. Several restored brick built summerhouses. Planted with vegetables, fruit and flowers. Large glasshouse and visitor centre. History: The site was divided up and sold as 32 separate plots in 1845. Tradesmen from Warwick bought or rented the gardens to get away from the cramped living conditions in the town. They grew fruit, vegetables and flowers and kept pigs and poultry. They built summerhouses for shelter and storage. In the early 20th century some of the gardens on the edges of the site were sold off for housing but 16 remain and were restored in 2006 with Heritage Lottery funding Local Inns: Rose & Crown, Warwick Market Place Tilted Wig, Warwick Market Place Accomodation: Warwick Arms Hotel, Warwick Lord Leycester Hotel, Warwick Restaurants: Several restaurants available in the town centre and most pubs serve food Village/Town/Sightseeing: Lord Leycester Hospital museum and garden, Mill Street gardens, Warwick Castle (all in Warwick town centre)