***************************************************************** * 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 *** Sheringham Park 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: Sheringham Park Last Modified: 19-01-2011 Garden ID: 0287 pic: 0287_SheringhamPark.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: Wood Farm Visitor Centre Upper Sheringham Postcode: NR26 8TL County: Norfolk tel: 01263-820550 fax: 01263-820556 website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheringham email: sheringhampark //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: II* Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheringham Park: All year, dawn to dusk, Sun - Sat Visitor Centre: 2nd Jan - 6th Mar; Sat & Sun; 11-4, Sat & Sun; 12th Mar - 30 Sept; daily; 10-5; 1st Oct - 30th Oct; Wed - Sun; 10-5, 5th Nov - 31st Dec; Sat & Sun; 11-4 Refreshment kiosk opens from 12th Mar. Sheringham Hall is privately occupied. April-Sept: limited access by written appointment with the leaseholder. Last admission 30mins before closing Best Times of Year to Visit: May - June To see: Rhododendrons National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: 17th May, 23rd May, 31st May 6th June Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: if pre-booked, £8.40. Free - Guided Tours available, ring for details Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: open to public. House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Group viewings by written appointment only. Admission Prices: Car park charge for non-NT members is £4.50 Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: New visitor & interpretation centre opened in 2005. Features: Spectacular landscape park and woodland garden; One of the finest examples of Humphry Repton's design legacy; Fabulous displays of rhododendrons and azaleas; Mature woodlands, with rare trees and shrubs; Gazebo and viewing towers with fantastic coastal vistas; Miles of scenic countryside paths Designer: Humphry Repton Description of Garden: Set in an estate of 1,000 acres, just one and a half miles from the sea, are 50 acres of cultivated gardens kept as a wild garden. There is a collection of broad leaved trees and conifers, but the pride of the gardens are the extensive collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and camellias. There are stunning views of the coast and countryside from the viewing towers and many delightful waymarked walks, including a route to the North Norfolk Railway Station (a private full-gauge steam railway). History: Planting began from 1850's onwards. This garden is particualrly famous as one of Humphry Repton's greatest achievements. E. H. Wilson added a collection of plants from China in the early 1900's. Local Inns: Dales Hotel, Upper Sheringham George and Dragon Hotel, Cley-next-the-Sea White Horse Hotel, Blakeney Accomodation: White Horse Hotel, Blakeney Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: