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Garden Name: Holehird
Last Modified: 20/01/2011
Garden ID: 0194

pic: 0194_holehird.jpg

Owner: Lakeland Horticultural Society
Address:
Patterdale Road
Windermere

Postcode: LA23 1NP
County: Cumbria

tel: 015394-46008
fax: 
website: www.holehirdgardens.org.uk
email: enquiries {at} holehirdgardens.org.uk

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
All year; 7 days a week; dawn - dusk. Guided walks Wed mornings at 11am for small parties.
Reception desk open Apr - Oct; 10am - 5pm

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
March/April
May
July/Aug
Aug
Winter

To see: 
Wild daffodils and spring bulbs
Azaleas
Astilbes
Hydrangeas
Heathers

National Collection: 
Astilbe, hydrangeas and polystichum ferns.

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 14th July; 10am - 5pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Yes, book one month in advance. groups@holehirdgardens.org.uk 

House Open for Viewing: no
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
Admission free, but a £3 donation per head would be appreciated
Membership £14 p.a.; Joint membership £7; Societies £21

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

Other Facilities:
Wardens available for advice from Easter to October, 11am - 5pm. 
Annual Plant sale of plants grown in garden - 1st Sat in May open 1pm. Lakes School. Troutbeck Bridge.
Limited facilities for disabled, guide dogs only. Plants occasionally for sale.


Designer: 
Description of Garden:
The gardens are located in the glorious grounds of Holehird Mansion, a Grade II listed building near to Windermere in the north-west of England. The Lakeland Horticultural Society occupies all of the formal gardens around the house, including the Victorian walled garden, a total of about ten acres. The elevated site, on a hillside at the southern end of the Troutbeck valley near Windermere village, enjoys a spectacular panorama of views across the lake to the fells beyond. The gardens are reputed to be among the finest in England and were shown on BBC Gardeners' World in 2002 as one of the Nation's Favourite Gardens. They are unique in being maintained entirely by volunteers and supported by voluntary donations.


History: 
The Lakeland Horticultural Society (LHS) is a registered charity founded in 1969 to "promote and develop the science, practice and art of horticulture, particularly with regard to conditions prevailing in the Lake District".

Local Inns: 
Hole in't Wall, Bowness-on-Windemere
Watermill, Ings
The Queen's Head, Troutbeck

Accomodation: 
Langdale Chase
Lowood Hotel
Miller Howe

Restaurants: 
Holbeck Ghyll
Miller Howe

Village/Town/Sightseeing: