RHS Garden Harlow Carr


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Garden Name: RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Last Modified (we set this): 30-01-2013
Garden ID (we set this): 0217

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Garden Owner: Mary Mackenzie
Address:
Crag Lane
Harrogate


Postcode: HG3 1QB
County: Yorkshire
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tel: 01423-565418
fax: 01423-530663

website: www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr

public email: harlowcarr //at// rhs.org.uk
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Opening Days & Times:
All year; 9.30am - 6pm (or 4pm Nov-Feb incl.) Excludes Christmas Day.Last entry 1 hour before closing.


Parties / Coaches (Yes/No): Yes
Parties / Coaches Comments: Welcomed. Group admission rates for 10+ Special coach organiser pack

Viewing by Appointment (Yes/No): Yes
Viewing by Appointment Comments: Booking essential in advance on 01423 724 690

House Open for Viewing (Yes/No): no
House Open Comments/Dates/Times: 

National/Scotland Garden Scheme days (Yes/No): Yes
NGS/SGS Comments (PLEASE include DATES and Times):
Sunday 28th April 2013


Best Times of Year to Visit:
SpringSummerAutumnWinter

...To see (pair by line with Best times to visit):
Daffodils, magnolia, rhododendrons, bulbs,Harlow Carr candelabra primulas, flower & veg. trials,Acers, hellebores, snowdrops, aconites."Gardens through Time"New Alpine House


Admission Prices:
Adult £7.50; Child 6 -16 £3, under 6 free; Groups of 10+ @ £6.50 ppHalf price admission for bus users with a Heritage Voucher (available from bus driver)RHS Affiliated Societies: One free visit per year


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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 or Comments on (Yes/No) items above:
Huge programme of annual events, activities, guided walks and courses, from drystone walling to flower photography, and pruning to organic fruit growing.


Special Features, Events/Dates and other comments:
Longest streamside garden in the UK, stunning 58 acre gardens, peaceful woodland and arboretum, stylish ornamental grasses border, the Queen Mother's Lake and BBC 'Gardens through Time'.New Alpine House for summer 2009


National Collection:  Rhubarb (viewable on request), Polypodium and Dryopteris ferns.

Garden Designer: 
Description of Garden:
The 58-acre garden with over 18,000 taxa, including rare species such as Davidia, Oxydendrum and Stewartia, is open every day of the year and caters for all tastes and ages. The woodland and arboretum with excellent displays of Rhododendrons and Camellias, are havens for naturalists, with a wealth of wildlife, birds and insects, while the spectacular swathe of Harlow Carr hybrid candelabra primulas, astilbes and hostas along the cultivated streamside will delight adults and children alike. With a contemporary grasses border, scented, herb, winter and foliage gardens, flower, fruit and vegetables and alpine houses to name but a few, the keen gardener or families just wanting a relaxing day out will find RHS Harlow Carr a place of magic and beauty. 


Garden History:
The gardens were established in 1950 by Colonel Charles Grey, as a showcase for northern gardeners, providing a garden setting to assess the suitability of plants for growing in northern climates. The gardens were run by the Northern Horticultural Society until 2001, when a merger with the Royal Horticultural Society made Harlow Carr the first RHS garden in the North.


Local Inns (name, town):
Pine Martin public houseMalt Shovel, Brearton

Accommodation (name, town):
Ashley HouseKimberley Hotel

Restaurants (name, town):
NEW Bettys Cafe & Shop (renowned for teas, coffee & cakes)

Village/Town/Sightseeing:
Harrogate Spa TownYorkshire Dales