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Garden Name: RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Last Modified: 27/01/2011
Garden ID: 0217

pic: 0217_harlowcarr.jpg

Owner: Mary Mackenzie
Address:
Crag Lane
Harrogate

Postcode: HG3 1QB
County: Yorkshire

tel: 01423-565418
fax: 01423-530663
website: www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr
email: 

Features: 
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

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
All year; 9.30am - 6pm (or 4pm Nov-Feb incl.) Excludes Christmas Day.
Last entry 1 hour before closing.

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

To see: 
Daffodils, magnolia, rhododendrons, bulbs,
Harlow Carr candelabra primulas, flower & veg. trials,
Acers, hellebores, snowdrops, aconites.
"Gardens through Time"
New Alpine House

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

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 8th May
14th Aug

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: Welcomed. Group admission rates for 10+ Special coach organiser pack

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Booking essential in advance on 01423 724 690 

House Open for Viewing: no
Comments: 

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

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:
Huge programme of annual events, activities, guided walks and courses, from drystone walling to flower photography, and pruning to organic fruit growing.


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. 




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: 
Pine Martin public house
Malt Shovel, Brearton

Accomodation: 
Ashley House
Kimberley Hotel

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

Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
Harrogate Spa Town
Yorkshire Dales