***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Chiswick House 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Chiswick House Last Modified: 20-01-2011 Garden ID: 0343 pic: 0343_ChiswickHouse.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: The Manager Address: Burlington Lane Chiswick London Postcode: W4 2RP County: Middlesex tel: 020 8742 1225 fax: website: www.chgt.org.uk email: English Heritage Grade: I Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.chgt.org.uk All year; every day; 7am to dusk Best Times of Year to Visit: To see: National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: No Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: 1st - 30th Apr; daily; 10am - 5pm 1st May - 31st Oct; Sun - Wed & BHs 2nd Nov - 21st Dec closed except for pre-booked tours: call 0208 995 0508 Admission Prices: Gardens: Free Chiswick House: Adult £5; Child (5 - 15yrs) £2.50; Concessions £4.30; Family £12.50; EH members free. Groups (11+) 15% discount Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: No Events: No Other Facilities: Features: The House and Gardens is the very first, and still one of the finest examples in England of neo-Palladian architecture, set in a 65-acre estate in West London, only 15 minutes from Hyde Park Corner. Designer: Description of Garden: The garden dates from the early 18th century and surrounds a perfect Palladian villa. William Kent designed a rustic cascade and gently serpentined canal. Classical busts, sphinxes, columns and an exedra helped to re-create the landscape of antiquity. Since Kent's style became influential, we are fortunate that it survives. It is being restored, but it is a difficult task since the garden was developed in stages, gradually changing from a nobleman's country estate to an urban park. However much of the original design is still evident and features avenues leading to spectacular cedars of Lebanon, the canal, topiary, lawns and a lovely orangery. History: In the early 18th century, Lord Burlington, the owner and chief designer, with help from Charles Bridgeman and William Kent, built an Augustan villa modelled on Palladio's 1550 Villa Rotunda. The maze, built in 1730 between the house and canal, was the first such installation in this country. Substantial (£multi-million) Heritage Lottery funds are being devoted to restoring the gardens (see own website for details). Local Inns: Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: