***************************************************************** * 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 *** Colesbourne Park 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: Colesbourne Park Last Modified: 11-01-2012 Garden ID: 0517 pic: missingPic.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: Sir Henry & Lady Carolyn Elwes Address: Colesbourne Near Cheltenham Postcode: GL53 9NP County: Gloucestershire tel: 01242 870264 fax: website: www.colesbournegardens.org.uk email: info //at// colesbournegardens.org.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: Snowdrops: every Sat & Sun in Feb (+5th/6th Mar) 1pm - 4.30 pm; Weekday tours start 11am & 2pm Snowdrop Study Days: 17th and 24th Feb; 10am - 3.30pm; 30 people max. Parties by appointment Mon - Fri in February and through the year. Best Times of Year to Visit: February April Autumn To see: Snowdrops Naturalized bulbs Autumn for herbaceous borders and arboretum National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Admission Prices: Adult £6.50; Child free Min. weekday group size is 20, max. 50. £10 per visitor, including refreshments, introductory talk, and guided tour. Study Days; £35 pp Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: No Other Facilities: Snowdrop study days in February. Features: Magnificent display of snowdrops and collection of over 200 different varieties, with other plants of winter interest, set in a beautiful landscape. Designer: Description of Garden: 10 acres, including formal gardens,informal wild garden, lake and parkland arboretum, with naturalized bulbs, especially snowdrops, in a beautiful setting in the Churn valley. History: Colesbourne Park has been home of the Elwes family since 1789. The snowdrop collection was started by Henry John Elwes (1846-1922), who collected Galanthus elwesii in Turkey in 1874. The collection has been developed by the current owners, Sir Henry and Lady Elwes, and the garden is managed by Galanthus expert Dr John Grimshaw. Local Inns: Colesbourne Inn, Colesbourne, Cheltenham, GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870376 www.thecolesbourneinn.co.uk Accomodation: Colesbourne Inn, Colesbourne Restaurants: The Old Rectory, Colesbourne, Cheltenham, GL53 9NP. Tel. 01242 870120 www.theoldrectorycolesbourne.co.uk Village/Town/Sightseeing: Cheltenham 8 miles, Cirencester 8 miles