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Weston Park tel: 01952 852100 Area: Shropshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.weston-park.com -- email: enquiries {at} weston-park.com |
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Weston Park |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
28th May - 4th Sept; daily; 10.30 - 6pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Yes. Group rates for parties of 12+. Park & Gardens: Adult £3; Over 60s £2.50; Child £2. House, Park & Gardens: Adult £4.50; Over 60s £4; Child £3.50. |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 10th July |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: July - Aug |
To
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| House, Park & Gardens: Adult & Over 60s £6; Child (3-14 years) £5; Extra charge for miniature railway. Group rates. Adult £4; Over 60s £4; Child £3 - House additional charge £2. Private House tours - see own website for details |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Adventure Playground, Miniature Railway, Museum, Deer Park. Parkland Walk - 7th Mar and Spring Walk - 11th Apr. Garden Tours: 13th June, 4th July, 1st Aug & 5th Sept. Spring Horse trials: 9th - 11th Apr. International Horse Trials: 8th - 10th Oct Midland Game Fair: 18th & 19th Sept. many other events; check own website for details. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| The Silver Vault (which is in the House). A Yew Maze is being developed. Many special events throughout the year - see Weston Park website. | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
'Capability' Brown |
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| The magnificent House, which dates from 1671, is surrounded by 1,000 acres of parkland containing formal gardens, a 19th century Italianate parterre, to the south and west side of the house, and leading to sweeping lawns, a hermit's cave, Tear Drop garden and the Rose Walk. Further on are to be found the Pleasure Grounds, with a conservatory, Church Pool and Temple Wood where the Grade I listed Paine's Bridge and two of the park's other follies, also designed by him, are situated. Impressive collection of rhododendrons and azaleas and many magnificent trees. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| Built for and owned by the Bridgeman family, the Earls of Bradford. The Estate is now in the care of the Weston Park Foundation, created in 1986. | ||||||
| Nearby Shropshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: The Mount Hotel |
Restaurants: The Hundred House Hotel |
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Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Telford Town Centre Ironbridge Hoo Farm Wedgwood |
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