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Dawyck Botanic Garden tel: 01721 760254 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.rbge.org.uk -- email: V.Brunt {at} rbge.ac.uk |
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Dawyck Botanic Garden |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
1st Feb - 30th Nov; 7 days a week; Feb & Nov - 10am - 4pm; Mar & Oct - 10am - 5 pm; April - Sept 10 - 6pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes by arrangement |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: no |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Feb Spring Summer Autumn |
To
see: Snowdrops Bulbs, rhododendrons herbaceous Autumn colour |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £5; Child £1; Over 60s £4; Family (2A + 4C) £10; membership available. Group discount available, telephone for details. | ||||||
| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Scotland's first 5* Garden (Visit Scotland). Winner of Green Tourism Award by Visit Scotland in 2010. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| This is a spectacular woodland garden with a history of tree planting extending over 300 years. There are waymarked trails which highlight the special collections at Dawyck; the David Douglas trail where you can follow the intrepid adventures of this famous plant hunter, and the Scottish Rare plant trail where you can find out more about Scottish Native Plants. Seasonal highlights include snowdrops, daffodils, rhododendrons, azaleas, streamside herbaceous plantings and spectacular autumn colours and berries. The visitor can find out more about fungi, mosses and lichens in the world's first ever reserve for non-flowering plants. Dawyck has one of the world's finest arboretums with some wonderful mature specimen trees including the Dawyck beech and even a fine collection of stonework created by Italian craftsmen in the 1820's. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The oldest surviving tree dates from 1690. Dawyck became one of the first National Botanic Gardens of Scotland in 1978. | ||||||
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| Inns & Pubs: Traquair Arms, Inverleithen. |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Historic towns of Scottish Borders |
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