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Castle Kennedy & Lochinch Gardens 
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Castle Kennedy & Lochinch Gardens tel: 01776 702024 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.castlekennedygardens.co.uk -- email: info {at} castlekennedygardens.co.uk |
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Castle Kennedy & Lochinch Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Easter Weekend or 1st April - 30th Sept; daily; 10 am - 5pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
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: April, May, June. |
To
see: |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| (2010 prices) Adults £4; Child £1; Over 60s £3. Groups of 20+ 10% discount. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Some facilities for disabled. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Landscaped terraces and rhododendrons | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The nineteenth century, but now ruined, castle is set in 75 acres of landscaped terraces and avenues and stands on a peninsula between two large natural lochs, the Black Loch and the White Loch. The gardens are famous not only for the collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and embothriums, but also for the Monkey Puzzle Avenue planted in about 1890 from the first imported seed. The garden is best understood as a Scots interpretation of Bridgeman's style. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| The garden was laid out by the 2nd Earl of Stair, with work carried out by the Royal Scots Greys and the Inniskilling Fusiliers. Stair was a Field Marshall and the garden has 'military' grass terraces and a 2 acre circular lily pond. | ||||||
| Nearby Scotland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Creebridge House Hotel, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart |
Restaurants: |
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| Inns & Pubs: Plantings, half a mile away. |
Villages / Towns
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  - Scotland |
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