***************************************************************** * 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 *** Kilver Court Gardens 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: Kilver Court Gardens Last Modified: 26-01-2011 Garden ID: 0573 pic: 0573_Kilver_Court.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: Roger Saul Address: Kilver Street Shepton Mallet Postcode: BA4 5NF County: Somerset tel: 01749 340410 fax: 01749 340420 website: www.kilvercourt.com email: Jessica //at// sharphamparkshop.com English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.kilvercourt.com All year; Apr - Oct; Mon - Sat; 9.30am - 5pm; (last entry 4pm)Sun & BH Mons 10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm) Nov - Mar; Mon - Sun; 10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm) Best Times of Year to Visit: March - November To see: Rhododendrons, azaleas, varied rockery plants, aliums, roses National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: Wed 18 May (10-4). Adm £3.50, chd free Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Informative talk available by request Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Only by appointment House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: Adult £5; OAP or group booking £4.50; Children: 6-16 £2; Under 6 yo FREE ENTRY Groups £4.50 (adult) Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: No Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Partial disabled access Features: Somerset & Dorset railway viaduct spectacular backdrop to garden Millponds Lakes Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winning design from 1950's Designer: George Whitelegg Description of Garden: The Gardens feature a millpond and boating lake as well as rolling lawns, parterre and herbaceous borders. But the most staggering feature of this secret garden is the backdrop - a vast Grade II listed viaduct built for the Somerset and Dorset railway in the 1800's and which now acts as a link to the rolling Somerset countryside beyond. In addition, following the success of the vegetable garden at Sharpham Park, Jardine's concept of model fruit and vegetable activation will be reinstated with the establishment of a sustainable bio-dynamic system both for education and to supply organic produce to the Shop and Cafˇ. Plants that you will see throughout your walks through the garden are for sale at the entrance, along with other British plants, shrubs and trees. History: The Gardens were first created by Ernest Jardine as a recreational space for factory workers of Kilver Court in the 1800's and were known as Jardine's Park and Vegetable Gardens, In the 1960's, they were restored and developed by the Showering family of Babycham fame, who commissioned George Whitelegg to recreate his Gold Medal winning Chelsea Flower Show rockery garden within the setting. At the time the garden was a bold and modern design statement. Since then, the Gardens have been a hidden secret for the past 25 years. Local Inns: Accomodation: Charlton House Restaurants: Charlton House Village/Town/Sightseeing: Mulberry Factory shop