***************************************************************** * 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 *** Port Lympne Wild Animal Park 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: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Last Modified: 26-01-2011 Garden ID: 0425 pic: 0425_portLympne.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: The Manager Address: Port Lympne Hythe Postcode: CT21 4PD County: Kent tel: 01303 264647 fax: 01303 264944 website: www.howletts.net email: info //at// howletts.net English Heritage Grade: II* Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.howletts.net All year except Christmas Day; Summer, 10am - 6pm (last admission 4.30pm); Winter 10am - dusk, (last admission 3pm). Best Times of Year to Visit: Summer To see: Gardens in full bloom. National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Group booking available at group rates. Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Please call before visit because it is often closed in summer. Admission Prices: Adults £21.95; Child (4-14) £17.95; Senior Citizens £19.95; Child concession £15.95; Group bookings and annual pass available. 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: Yes Other Facilities: Features: Historic Port Lympne mansion and landscaped gardens set in 300 acre Wild Animal Park. Designer: Description of Garden: Port Lympne Historic mansion and gardens is home to some of the country's most spectacular sights with fifteen and a half acres of landscaped gardens. Beautiful and colourful all year round, it features a Lime Avenue and Magnolia Walk. There are also various terraces, enclosed gardens, such as the Sundial or Clock Garden and the Chess-Board garden. Port Lympne also has its own fig yard and the largest privately owned vineyard in Kent. Overall, the gardens have a distinctly Italianate flavour. A spectacular view over Romney Marsh and across the Channel, even of the coast of France on a clear day, is obtained from the top of the 125 step "Trojan" stairway. The outer part of the gardens are allowed to grow wild to encourage indigenous wildlife. History: The house was built by Sir Herbert Baker in the early years of the 20th century for Sir Philip Sassoon MP. The gardens were originally designed by Sir Philip Sassoon and executed by Philip Tilden from 1919. On purchasing the estate in 1973, John Aspinall, the famous gambling club owner, found that much needed to be done to restore them to their former glory, but was determined to do so and their present magnificent state is the result. The house features spectacular mural rooms and the Rex Whistler Tent Room, recently restored by experts from the Tate Gallery in London. Local Inns: Woolpack, Brookland Accomodation: Harbourside B&B, Folkestone Restaurants: Sandgate Hotel Restaurant La Terrace, Folkestone Village/Town/Sightseeing: