***************************************************************** * 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 *** Polesden Lacey 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: Polesden Lacey Last Modified: 26-03-2012 Garden ID: 0282 pic: 0282_PolesdenLacey.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: National Trust Address: Great Bookham Dorking Postcode: RH5 6BD County: Surrey tel: 01372 452048 fax: 01372 452023 website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk email: polesdenlacey //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: Gardens, restaurant, shops and coffee shop: open daily, 10am - 5pm until 28 October, closes at 4pm from 29 October onwards. Open BH Mondays. Closed 24 & 25 Dec. Last admission 30mins before closing Best Times of Year to Visit: June & July To see: Rose garden, lavender garden, iris garden & winter garden National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: open Wed - Sun from 11am - 5pm until 28 Oct, closes at 4pm from 29 Oct - 4 Nov Open for limited guided tours at weekends in November, and for Christmas events weekends in December Admission Prices: Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) House and gardens: adult £12 (£10.80), child £6 (£5.40), family £30 (£27). Gardens only: adult £7.40 (£6.66), child £3.70 (£3.33), family £18.50 (£16.65). £1 voucher for restaurant if arriving by public transport (please present valid ticket). Parking free for members. No charges during December 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: Dogs allowed on landscape walks and woods but not in Garden. Many events in 2012 see: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesdenlacey Features: An Edwardian country estate designed as the perfect setting for the famous Edwardian hostess Mrs Greville to entertain royalty, politicians and the cream of society. King George VI and the Queen Mother honeymooned here. It has stunning interiors and collections, delightful gardens and superb views across the rolling Surrey Hills. A tranquil oasis only 22 miles from London. Designer: Description of Garden: Polesden Lacey is a large 30-acre garden with lawns, borders and a walled rose garden with over-arching pergolas. Country walks with stunning views of the North Downs are highly recommended. History: Richard Sheridan, the dramatist, owned the property in the early 19th century and extended the Long Walk. Cubitt, the speculative builder, built the house later in that century in the Greek classical manner for an owner who planted 20,000 trees. The garden was remodelled in 1906 by Mrs. Greville, a well known Edwardian hostess. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) spent part of their honeymoon here in 1923. The garden was given to the National Trust in 1944. Local Inns: Red Lion Inn, Shamley Green Windsor Castle, Bookham Accomodation: Restaurants: Courtyard Restaurant and Coffee Shop & Deli on-site Village/Town/Sightseeing: Bookham Dorking