***************************************************************** * 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 *** Picton Castle 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: Picton Castle Last Modified: 11-01-2012 Garden ID: 0548 pic: 0548_Picton.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: Picton Castle Trust Address: Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Postcode: SA62 4AS County: Wales tel: 01437 751326 fax: 01437 751326 website: www.pictoncastle.co.uk email: info //at// pictoncastle.co.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: (2010 dates) Castle & gardens: 29th Mar - 30th Sept; Daily except Mon (open BHs); 10.30am - 5pm. Entrance to castle by Guided Tour only at 12 noon and 4pm. Gardens: As above, but also open during winter; every day; 10.30am - dusk. Best Times of Year to Visit: Spring To see: Rhododendrons (raised by head gardener) Myrtles, Embothrium, Eucryphia. National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Only by appointment House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: Admission Prices: (2010 prices) Castle, gardens & gallery: Adults £7.45; Child £4; Over 60's £7.25. Gardens & gallery: Adults £4.95; Child £2.50; Over 60's £4.75. Reductions for groups of 20 or more, only if pre-booked. Gardens & gallery season tickets available. Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities: Special Events: Spring & Autumn Plant Sales, Open Air Theatre Evenings and Garden lectures - see website. Features: Designer: Description of Garden: The Woodland Gardens contain some of the oldest trees in Wales, interspersed with woodland shrubs from all over the world and sprinkled with wild flowers. Unique to Picton are the rhododendrons raised by their own head gardeners and many rare species of myrtles, embothrium and eucryphia. Other features include a maze, a fern walk and a re-landscaped dew-pond. In the Walled Garden, the focal point is an elegant fountain , with the rose-strewn arches acting as a counterpoint. There are also beds of medicinal herbs, each labelled with their various remedies. A door leads through to a fernery with less hardy species of ferns. History: The castle dates from the 13th century and has been continuously occupied by the Phipps family since the 15th century. It was re-modelled in the 1750's. Local Inns: Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Pembrokeshire coast.