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Lyveden New Bield tel: 01832 205358 Area: Northampton |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-lyvedennewbield -- email: lyvedennewbield {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Lyveden New Bield |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
5th Feb - 13th Mar; Sat & Sun; 11am - 4pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Welcome |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 17th & 18th July |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: May - July |
To
see: Wildflower meadows |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) Lodge and garden: adult £5 (£4.50) |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Guidebook, Icecreams, New audio guide in 2010 |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Enchanting Elizabethan pleasure garden One of the oldest garden layouts in Britain Spiral mounts, terraces and moats Striking mansion-shell, never completed after 400 years Newly restored orchard, one of the largest in the Trust's care |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Sir Thomas Tresham |
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| A landscape, rather than a modern impression of a garden, Lyveden is a remarkable survival of the Elizabethan age. One of the very few remaining places where an original experience of this period can be seen and enjoyed. Owned and cared for by the National Trust, Lyveden is brought to life through an audio tour. The newly planted orchard of over 300 trees contains many old varieties. The raised terrace, moated garden and prospect mounts take you on a journey to the remarkable garden lodge, designed to symbolise Sir Thomas Tresham's Catholic faith. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| Lyveden was not finished after work stopped in 1605. Tresham's death and his son's implication in the Catholic Plot left both the garden and lodge incomplete. Now being rediscovered, Tresham's dream is being brought to life. Tresham's ten-year project over 400 years ago is an amazing place to explore, in a beautiful rural setting in the heart of the historic Rockingham Forest, in Northamptonshire. |
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| Nearby Northampton Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: The Mill, Oundle |
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| Inns & Pubs: Wheatsheaf, Upper Benefield |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Oundle Stamford Rockingham Forest |
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