***************************************************************** * 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 *** Corsham Court 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: Corsham Court Last Modified: 26-01-2011 Garden ID: 0224 pic: 0224_CorshamCourt.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: J. Methuen Campbell Address: Corsham Postcode: SN13 0BZ County: Wiltshire tel: 01249 712214 fax: website: www.corsham-court.co.uk email: staterooms //at// corsham-court.co.uk English Heritage Grade: II* Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.corsham-court.co.uk 20th Mar - 30th Sept; all week except Mon & Fri; 2pm - 5.30pm, last admission 30 mins. before close Winter 1st Oct - 19th Mar; Sat & Sun; 2pm - 4.30pm, closed December. Guided tour of Breakfast Room and Library in private wing, for max 15 people - date & time details on own website, contact leonora.martin@corsham-court.co.uk Best Times of Year to Visit: late Spring To see: Bulbs and blossom trees National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: 27th Mar; 2pm - 5.30pm 5th June; 2pm - 5.30pm Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Library & Breakfast Room guided tours: June 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th and; August 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th and 21st August Admission Prices: Gardens only: Adult £2.50; Child £1.50; Over 60s £2; Season £10 House & Gardens: Adult £7; Child £3; Over 60s £6; Group £6pp incl. guided tour of State Rooms. Guided tour of Breakfast Room and Library £2 additional. Parking: Yes Lavatories: No Disabled Access: Yes Shop: No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No Teas: No Refreshments: No Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: No Other Facilities: Full colour guide book £4 Features: Designer: 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton Description of Garden: Set in a landscape designed by 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton, the gardens feature a number of historic trees, massive undulating yew hedges and the unique Gothick bath-house. A fine collection of mature magnolias lends the early Spring a special display, as do the extensive array of primroses, bluebells and white narcissi. The oriental plane is said to be the largest in Europe and there are fine examples of Ginkgo, black walnut and sequoia, as well as tree paeonies. History: The flower garden dates from the 1830s, with the 4th Lord Methuen adding many more exotic shrubs in the 1950s and 1960s Local Inns: Royal Oak Red Lion, Laycock Accomodation: Methuen Arms Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Corsham has historic Almshouses open and attractive High Street