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Garden Name: Tatton Park
Last Modified: 28/01/2010
Garden ID: 0212

pic: 0212_tatton.jpg

Owner: National Trust
Address:
Knutsford


Postcode: WA16 6QN
County: Cheshire

tel: 01625 374400
fax: 01625 374403
website: www.tattonpark.org.uk
email: tattonmarketing {at} cheshire.gov.uk

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:
II*

Opening Times:
All year except Mondays and Christmas day; High Season (27th Mar - 3rd Oct 2010. Low Season 4th Oct 2010 - 25th Mar 2011)
Park: Daily; 10am - 6pm; Low Season daily except Mon; 11am - 4pm. Last admission one hour before closing. 
Gardens. Tues - Sun; High Season; 10am - 6pm; Low Season: Tues - Sun; 11am - 4pm. Last admission one hour before closing.

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
End May/June, Oct
21st - 25th July

To see: 
Rhododendrons, Japanese Garden, Collection of rare trees,
RHS Flower Show.

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 28th Apr

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: group rates for 12+.

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Call 01625 374428 

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: High Season only Tues - Sun; 1pm - 5pm. Guided tours at 12 noon only. Guided tours by timed ticket. Tudor Old Hall guided tours on the hour 12 noon - 5pm. Last admissions 1 hour before closing.

Admission Prices:
Low Season 2010/2011
Single attraction £4.00 per adult, £2.00 per child (4-15 yrs), £10.00 per family (2 Adults & up to 3 children)

High Season 2010
Single attraction £4.50 per adult, £2.50 per child (4-15yrs), £11.50 per family (2 Adults & up to 3 children)
Totally Tatton Ticket (incl Mansion/Gardens/Farm) Adult £7.00, Child (4-15yrs) £3.50, Family £17.00 (2 Adults & up to 3 children). 

NT Members free admission to Mansion/Gardens, 50% discount at the Farm. Full price for Medieval Old Hall.

Parkland entry charge £4.50 per car, motor-cycles and mopeds, horses and horse-drawn vehicles. Cycles, pedestrians free of charge. Blue badge holders £2.50.

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:
£4.20 car entry to Park. Dogs allowed in Park, Guide dogs only in Gardens.
Medieval Old Hall open for events and tours on special days only, visit www.tattonpark.org for details.
RHS Flower Show - 21st - 25th July call 0844 209 0357 for tickets. £22 in advance, £27 on the day.


Designer: Joseph Paxton and Lewis Wyatt
Description of Garden:
Tatton Park's 50 acres of garden are among the finest historic gardens in England. The gardens are especially well known for their rhododendrons and azaleas and for perhaps the finest example of Japanese gardens in Europe. The Japanese Gardens were fully restored in 2001 to their original design from 1913. The gardens at Tatton Park also include a terraced Italian garden, a maze, small lakes, an Edwardian rose garden, herbaceous borders, a fernery housing Australian and New Zealand tree ferns and a conservatory housing a collection of plants introduced into England around 1818. The Walled Kitchen Garden grows a variety of fruit and vegetables which were fashionable in the 1900s. Some of England's famous designers - for instance Lewis Wyatt who built the Orangery - were responsible for designing the gardens and associated buildings at Tatton Park. In addition, the garden is a living family history with contributions from those who have lived at Tatton over the centuries.




History: 
The Tudor Old Hall dates from the 15th Century and the Mansion, a stunning Neo-Classical building, was home to the Egerton family for over 200 years. It contains masterpieces by Canaletto and Van Dyck and has its original furniture by Gillows of Lancaster. It is set in 1,000 acres of parkland with herds of red and fallow deer. There is a Farm using traditional methods which has a variety of traditional stock, some of which are now classed as rare breeds.

Local Inns: 


Accomodation: 
Cottons Hotel, Knutsford
Swan Hotel, Bucklow Hill

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
Knutsford - 2 miles