Sulgrave Manor 1) Please COPY the ENTIRE FORM below and paste it into an email to start 2) UPDATE your information carefully. We check it, but might not notice any errors, etc. 3) Prefix the SECTION HEADERS with: *** - Example: ***Opening Days: (new info) 4) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED back to us ASAP: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Sulgrave Manor Last Modified (we set this): 15-2-2013 Garden ID (we set this): 0190 pic (we set this): 0190_Sulgrave.jpg NOTE: If "missing", then please send us a picture for which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Garden Owner: Sulgrave Manor Board Address: Sulgrave Banbury Postcode: OX17 2SD County: Northampton Country: tel: 01295 760205 fax: 01295 768 056 website: www.sulgravemanor.org.uk public email: enquiries //at// sulgravemanor.org.uk admin / private email: (add here for GG-only usage) group master website: English Heritage Grade (I, II, II*): II Opening Days & Times: Weekends only April 1st - October 31st. Parties / Coaches (Yes/No): Yes Parties / Coaches Comments: Viewing by Appointment (Yes/No): Yes Viewing by Appointment Comments: Groups & parties of 20+ at any time, by arrangement. House Open for Viewing (Yes/No): Yes House Open Comments/Dates/Times: The House is shown by friendly and informative guides. National/Scotland Garden Scheme days (Yes/No): Yes NGS/SGS Comments (PLEASE include DATES and Times): 23rd June 2013 Best Times of Year to Visit: anytime ...To see (pair by line with Best times to visit): Admission Prices: Adult £7.90; Child £3.60; Family £21.00; Concessions £7.40 Special rates for pre-booked groups & schools. Special tours for children (6-13years) every Sat at 1.45pm and Family Bank Holiday Mondays. An adult must accompany child and vice versa.Groups (min. 15): Entry including normal house tour £6.75pp. Specialised house tour £8.00pp; Evening visit (arrival/tour after 5pm) £9.00pp Garden visit only £3.60 Garden Tour (minimum 15) with Head Gardener £4.00pp. If booked with House Tour £3.50pp 12 (Yes/No only) items follow here- 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: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities or Comments on (Yes/No) items above: Many Special events - see website. Special Features, Events/Dates and other comments: The orchard boasts an ancient Loddington Apple Tree. Different garden trails for children.Recreation of an early Virginian colonial garden. National Collection: Garden Designer: Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1921 Description of Garden: The lovely gardens include herbaceous borders, an Elizabethan knot garden with traditional herbs and an orchard, underplanted with thousands of daffodils. Lawns, yew hedges and topiary complete the gardens. Herbs and unusual perennials are sold in the Courtyard from Easter to September. A significant reason for visitors to tour this house and garden is for its connections with the family of George Washington. Location of Herb Society Garden. Garden History: This is a modest garden designed to be a setting for the Tudor house which was built in 1539, by Lawrence Washington on land purchased from Henry VIII. His descendants lived there for 120 years and in 1656 his great, great grandson, Colonel John Washington, left England to take up land in Virginia and created what later became Mount Vernon. Col. Washington was the great grandfather of George Washington, first President of the United Sates of America. In 1914 Sulgrave Manor was presented by a body of subscribers to the Peoples of Great Britain and the United States in celebration of 100 years of peace between the nations. In 1924 the National Society of Colonial Dames of America generously endowed the house and still co-operates in its upkeep. Local Inns (name, town): Star Inn, SulgraveGeorge & Dragon, Chacombe Accommodation (name, town): George & Dragon, Chacombe Restaurants (name, town): Village/Town/Sightseeing: BrackleyBanbury