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Owner: National Trust Address: Petworth Postcode: GU28 0AE County: West Sussex tel: 01798 342207 fax: 01798 342963 website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth email: Karen.Manton-Cook //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: I Opening Times: Coffee Shop, Shop and Pleasure Grounds 11 Feb - 7 Mar 10.30-3.30pm Saturday - Wednesday 10 Mar - 7 Nov 10.30-5pm (Pleasure Grounds 6pm) Saturday - Wednesday 14 Nov - 23 Dec 10.30-3.30pm Wednesday - Sunday Best Times of Year to Visit: Spring May Autumn To see: Daffodils and Bluebells Azaleas and Rhododendrons Colours National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: 10 Mar - 7 Nov 11-5pm last entry 4.30pm Saturday - Wednesday Please note: extra rooms shown weekdays from 1 (not BH Mons) as follows. Mon: White and Gold Room and White Library. Tues/Wed: three bedrooms on first floor. Last admission 30mins before closing Admission Prices: Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) House and grounds: adult £12.10 (£10.90), child £6.10 (£5.50), family £30.10 (£27.30). Pleasure Ground: adult £4.70 (£4.20), child £2.40 (£2.10) 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: NB Limited Disabled access, wheelchairs available to rent from reception. Only assistance dogs allowed in Pleasure Grounds Spring Walk with the Head Gardener on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd April, 2pm Features: Magnificent country house and park with an internationally important art collection; Set in a 'Capability' Brown landscaped deer park; The Trust's largest art collection; Numerous works by Turner; Petworth itself was immortalised in his paintings; Fascinating servants' quarters with a 'state of the art' Victorian kitchen; Intricate wooden carvings by Grinling Gibbons in the Carved Room Designer: Description of Garden: The Pleasure Ground is a woodland garden covering 30 acres set in 700 acres of parkland . It incorporates styles from the 16th, 18th and 20th century. A plantation of trees was laid out as the Wizard Earl's Birchen Walks; the temple and rotunda was sited by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and there have been more recent plantings of specimen trees and shrubs. Winding paths meander among mature and juvenile woodland which in Spring is transformed by an amazing display of daffodils, bluebells and blossom. Wild flower meadows team with Wood Anemones, fritillaries and orchids and the Autumn colour, courtesy of plant material specifically chosen for optimum effect, make the pleasure ground a garden with interest virtually all year round. History: The garden was originally created by 9th Earl of Northumberland - the Wizard Earl, in 1585. He also made the Birchen Walks. Between 1688-93 George London worked on the design of the garden and this was further adapted by 'Capability' Brown between 1751-64. Local Inns: Stonemasons Arms - Petworth Halfway Bridge Inn, Halfway Bridge Black Horse, Byworth Accomodation: Horse Guards Inn, Tillington Restaurants: Petworth House restauant Village/Town/Sightseeing: Petworth