***************************************************************** * 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 *** West Wycombe 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: West Wycombe Park Last Modified: 19-01-2011 Garden ID: 0135 pic: 0135_WestWycombe.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: West Wycombe Postcode: HP14 3AJ County: Buckinghamshire tel: 01494 513569 fax: website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-westwycombepark email: westwycombe //at// nationaltrust.org.uk English Heritage Grade: I Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-westwycombepark Grounds only: 3rd Apr - 26th May; Sun - Thurs; 2pm - 6pm, House & Grounds: 29th May - 31st Aug; Sun - Thurs; 2pm - 6pm, Admission by guided tour on weekdays, tours every 20mins (approx). Last admission 45mins before closing Best Times of Year to Visit: To see: National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Tour of grounds and group visits by written arrangement House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: 29th May - 31st Aug; Sun - Thurs; 2pm - 6pm, Admission Prices: Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) Grounds only: adult £4 (£3.60), child £2.35 (£2.10). House and grounds: adult £8 (£7.25), child £4 (£3.60), family £20 (£18). Reduced rate when arriving by public transport Parking: Yes Lavatories: No Disabled Access: No Shop: No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No Teas: No Refreshments: No Picnics: No Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Dogs in car park only on lead. Braille guide available. Disabled parking nearby, but limited access. Features: One of England's finest theatrical and Italianate houses; 18th-century home of Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the notorious Hellfire Club; Fine painted ceilings, pictures, furniture and sculpture; Rococo landscape gardens with statues, grottoes and ornamental lake Designer: Sir Franccis Dashwood and Thomas Cook Description of Garden: West Wycombe Park is a perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden of 46 acres created in the 18th century by Sir Francis Dashwood, the founder of the notorious Hellfire Club. Numerous temples, including the Temple of Venus, a cascade, a lake with several islands and another temple, numerous fine trees and sweeping lawns provide a continuous series of interesting views as the visitor proceeds around the park, perhaps imagining the Bacchanalian feasts that took place here in its early years. History: Created by Dashwood over a period of 45 years from 1735, the first phase was complete by 1752 but the new impetus for less formal and more natural landscapes led to the employment in 1770 of Thomas Cook, a pupil of 'Capability' Brown. He softened the formal appearance whilst retaining most of the earlier features. Local Inns: George & Dragon Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: West Wycombe village West Wycombe Mill Hughenden Manor West Wycombe Caves