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Garden Name: Sheringham Park
Last Modified: 13/01/2010
Garden ID: 0287

pic: 0287_SheringhamPark.jpg

Owner: National Trust
Address:
Wood Farm Visitor Centre
Upper Sheringham

Postcode: NR26 8TL
County: Norfolk

tel: 01263-820550
fax: 01263-820556
website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheringham
email: sheringhampark {at} nationaltrust.org.uk

Features: 
Spectacular landscape park and woodland garden; One of the finest examples of Humphry Repton's design legacy; Fabulous displays of rhododendrons and azaleas; Mature woodlands, with rare trees and shrubs; Gazebo and viewing towers with fantastic coastal vistas; Miles of scenic countryside paths

English Heritage Grade:
II*

Opening Times:
Park: All year, dawn to dusk, Sun - Sat
Visitor Centre: 1 Feb - 14 Mar, 11-4, Sat & Sun; 15 Mar - 30 Sept, 10-5; 1 Oct - 31 Oct, 10-5, Wed - Sun; 1 Nov - 31 Jan 2010, 11-4, Sat & Sun 1 Jan - 14 - Mar 11 - 4 Sat & Sun , 15 Mar - 3rd Oct 10 -5, Oct 4th-Oct 31 Wed - Sun 10-5, 1 Nov - 13 Mar 2011 11-4 Sat & Sun. Also open local February half term and Christmas

Refreshment kiosk opens at 11. As per dates for visitor centre. Sheringham Hall is privately occupied. April-Sept: limited access by written appointment with the leaseholder. Last admission 30mins before closing

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
May - June

To see: 
Rhododendrons

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 17th May, 23rd May, 31st May
6th June

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: if pre-booked, £8.40. Free - Guided Tours available, ring for details

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: open to public. 

House Open for Viewing: No
Comments: Group viewings by written appointment only.

Admission Prices:
Car park charge for non-NT members is £4, coaches free, Car Park Charge £4.50

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

Other Facilities:
New visitor & interpretation centre opened in 2005.


Designer: Humphry Repton
Description of Garden:
Set in an estate of 1,000 acres, just one and a half miles from the sea, are 50 acres of cultivated gardens kept as a wild garden. There is a collection of broad leaved trees and conifers, but the pride of the gardens are the extensive collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and camellias. There are stunning views of the coast and countryside from the viewing towers and many delightful waymarked walks, including a route to the North Norfolk Railway Station (a private full-gauge steam railway).


History: 
Planting began from 1850's onwards. This garden is particualrly famous as one of Humphry Repton's greatest achievements. E. H. Wilson added a collection of plants from China in the early 1900's.

Local Inns: 
Dales Hotel, Upper Sheringham
George and Dragon Hotel, Cley-next-the-Sea
White Horse Hotel, Blakeney

Accomodation: 
White Horse Hotel, Blakeney

Restaurants: 


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