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Garden Name: Picton Castle
Last Modified: 26/01/2011
Garden ID: 0548

pic: 0548_Picton.jpg

Owner: Picton Castle Trust
Address:
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire

Postcode: SA62 4AS
County: Wales

tel: 01437 751326
fax: 01437 751326
website: www.pictoncastle.co.uk
email: info {at} pictoncastle.co.uk

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
(2010 dates) Castle & gardens: 29th Mar - 30th Sept; Daily except Mon (open BHs); 10.30am - 5pm. Entrance to castle by Guided Tour only at 12 noon and 4pm.
Gardens: As above, but also open during winter; every day; 10.30am - dusk.

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Spring

To see: 
Rhododendrons (raised by head gardener)
Myrtles, Embothrium, Eucryphia.

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Only by appointment 

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
(2010 prices) Castle, gardens & gallery: Adults £7.45; Child £4; Over 60's £7.25.
Gardens & gallery: Adults £4.95; Child £2.50; Over 60's £4.75.
Reductions for groups of 20 or more, only if pre-booked.
Gardens & gallery season tickets available.

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:
Special Events: Spring & Autumn Plant Sales, Open Air Theatre Evenings and Garden lectures - see website.


Designer: 
Description of Garden:
The Woodland Gardens contain some of the oldest trees in Wales, interspersed with woodland shrubs from all over the world and sprinkled with wild flowers. Unique to Picton are the rhododendrons raised by their own head gardeners and many rare species of myrtles, embothrium and eucryphia. Other features include a maze, a fern walk and a re-landscaped dew-pond.

In the Walled Garden, the focal point is an elegant fountain , with the rose-strewn arches acting as a counterpoint. There are also beds of medicinal herbs, each labelled with their various remedies. A door leads through to a fernery with less hardy species of ferns.


History: 
The castle dates from the 13th century and has been continuously occupied by the Phipps family since the 15th century. It was re-modelled in the 1750's.

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Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
Pembrokeshire coast.