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Barrington Court Garden tel: 01460 241 938 Area: Somerset |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wessex -- email: barringtoncourt {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Barrington Court Garden |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
27 Feb - 31 Oct 2010 ,11 - 5, Thurs - Tues |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Pre-booking required for groups |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 17th April 24th July |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| Adult (with Gift Aid) £9.05 (standard) £8.20, child (GA) £3.95 (st) £3.55, family (GA) £21.75 (st) £19.75. Groups £7.50 (min 15) | |||
| Onsite Facilities | |||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
| Other
Facilities: Dogs are not allowed in gardens, shaded parking areas and water available. Apr - Sept restaurant open for lunches only weekdays, for lunches & teas at weekends. Batricar (pre-booking advised on 01460 242614), 2 wheelchairs |
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| Garden Features | |||
| Beautiful Jekyll-inspired gardens, working kitchen garden and Tudor manor house - now being presented "naked"; Elegant formal gardens influenced by Gertrude Jekyll; Colourful layout in a series of 'rooms'; Arboretum with vivid golden hues in autumn; Kitchen garden produce used in the restaurant. | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| An enchanting formal garden influenced by Gertude Jekyll and laid out in series of walled rooms, including the White garden, the Rose and Iris garden and the Lily garden. The working Kitchen garden has espaliered apple, pear and plum trees trained along high stone walls. The Tudor Manor House is currently unoccupied and visitors have the rare experience of seeing the "bare bones" of a restored Tudor house. | |||
| History of Garden | |||
| The first large country house acquired by the fledgling National Trust in 1907. Restored in the 1920s by the Lyle family of Tate and Lyle fame. | |||
| Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Duke of York, Shepton Beauchamp The Shubbery, Ilminster |
Restaurants: The Castle, Taunton. |
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| Inns & Pubs: Barrington Oak, Barrington The Royal Oak, Over Stratton Duke of York, Shepton Beauchamp |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Ilminster, Chard |
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