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Mill Dene Garden tel: 01386 700457 Area: Gloucestershire |
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| Visitor Information | www.milldenegarden.co.uk -- email: wendy {at} milldene.co.uk www.gloucestershiregardens.org/map.php |
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Mill Dene Garden |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
6th Apr- 29th July; Wednesday - Fri; 10.00am- 5pm. Last entry 4pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Previous booking essential |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes Sunday 10th April |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April - end July |
To
see: Cotswold Garden, roses and 'scratch n'sniff' herb garden. Tiny cricket lawn and pavilion |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £5.50; Concession £5; Child (under 15 yrs) £3, plus free garden trail RHS members free in April on showing membership card. CPRE members enjoy 2 for 1 offer in April If you ring in advance (01386 700457) or e-mail, a 10-minute talk can be arranged by the owner about any chosen aspect of the garden @ £10. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Garden not safe for small children. Half garden visitable in wheelchair. Willow weaving and photography with Royal Photographic Society: see www.milldenegarden.co.uk Many events planned for 2011 - see own website |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| " A garden less travelled" Cotswold garden set around water-mill with stream with lighting. Trout, kingfishers and grotto: terraces with rose walk, cricket lawn and herb gardens. |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Wendy Dare. Rupert Golby had input. |
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| A two-and-a-half acre garden set in a tiny, steep-sided valley. The stream and millpond at the bottom are home to kingfishers and trout; the family Birman cats welcome guests and accompany them round the garden. A grotto beneath the tree house lends an air of mystery to the area. The Rose Walk, with weeping standards, leads up to the cricket lawn with a tiny pavilion and seats from Lords. The path goes on up to a fruit garden with "medieval tents" and a scratch-&-sniff" herb garden with the Church as backdrop and views over the Cotswolds. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Half the mill and garden were bought by Wendy and Barry Dare in 1965 when they knew nothing of horticulture. Pieces of land were acquired over time and expertise was gained to the extent that Wendy eventually served on a Floral Committee of the RHS and judged at Chelsea. | ||||||
| Nearby Gloucestershire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Crown Lower Brook House |
Restaurants: Lower Brook House |
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| Inns & Pubs: Great Western |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Blockley |
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