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Owner: National Trust Address: School Road Hanbury Droitwich Postcode: WR9 7EA County: Worcestershire tel: 01527 821214 fax: 01527 821251 website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hanburyhall email: hanburyhall //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hanburyhall 1st Jan- 13th Feb; Sat & Sun; 11am - 4pm 14th Feb - 30th Oct; Sat - Thurs (closed Friday); 11am - 5pm 5th Nov - 18th Dec; Sat & Sun; 11.30am - 3.30pm Best Times of Year to Visit: To see: National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: 16th July; 11am - 4pm Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Needs to be pre-booked Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: 1st Jan - 13th Feb; Sat & Sun; 11.30am - 3.30pm 13th Feb - 30th Oct; Sat - Thurs; 11am - 5pm 5th Nov - 18th Dec; Sat & Sun; 11.30am - 3.30pm Admission Prices: House, Garden & Grounds: Adult £7.25; Child £3.60 (5-15); Family £18.15 Garden & Grounds: Adult £4.90; Child £2.45, Family £12.25 Winter prices, Garden & Park: Adult £3; Child £1.50; Family £7.70 Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Dogs are welcome in park only, not allowed in gardens or house. Features: Parterre, Fruit Garden, Grove, Wilderness, Orchard & Orangery Designer: George London Description of Garden: The gardens surrounding Hanbury Hall are just under 20 acres in size and contain many unique compartments and features. These include a recreation of George London's early eighteenth century formal garden, which includes a Sunken Parterre, Fruit Garden, Wilderness, Grove and Bowling Green. Later additions to the garden include an Orangery, Mushroom House, Snobs Tunnel, Ice House plus many more things to see and discover. The George London garden design is based on the formality and control of nature,guided by a quotation of the time that 'nothing should be as of nature' . Where possible, buildings and areas are used for their original purpose such as growing mushrooms in the Mushroom House and bowling on the Bowling Green. A walk around the garden is not only a visual treat but a journey through time and different gardening styles. The gardens are surrounded by nearly 400 acres of Parkland which have many interesting walks for visitors to take through it. Formal avenues, which have been absent for many years, have recently been re-planted reaching out from the gardens into the Park, linking them back together once again. History: Hanbury Hall was completed in 1701 by Thomas Vernon and is a fine example of a William and Mary-style house which is surrounded by 20 acres of a stunning recreated George London garden and 400 acres of park. Keen to have an up to date and fashionable garden, Thomas employed the pre-eminent garden designer of the day, George London, to create such a garden which was to include all the elements associated with the formal style of gardening; a Parterre, Fruit Garden, Wilderness, Grove and Bowling Green. The garden remained as such until the 1770's when it was swept away as the fashions changed from the very formal to the natural landscape style. In the mid 1990's with help from generous bequests and a European Union grant, the garden was carefully restored using the distinguished surveyor James Dougherty's 1731-1733 garden survey, the original plan, and archaeological work to confirm the garden design accuracy. Local Inns: Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: