***************************************************************** * 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 *** Westonbirt, The National Arboretum 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: Westonbirt, The National Arboretum Last Modified: 18-02-2012 Garden ID: 0404 pic: 0404_Westonbirt.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: Forestry Commission Address: Westonbirt Tetbury Postcode: GL8 8QS County: Gloucestershire tel: 01666-880220 fax: 01666 880559 website: www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt email: westonbirt //at// forestry.gsi.gov.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: See website for details. Best Times of Year to Visit: Famous for Autumn colour - Oct/Nov. April/May To see: Acer glade and the National Collection of Japanese Acers. Rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias and bluebells. Spring colour. National Collection: Japanese Maples, Maple species, Bladdernut, Lime and the Walnut family National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: See website for details. Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Preferably House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: See website for details. 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: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Dogs are allowed in 60% of the grounds, Silk Wood only. Limited supply of wheelchairs available, please telephone ahead to book. Numerous events throughout the year - for details see own website: tel 01666 880220 Features: The National Arboretum has probably the finest collection of trees and shrubs in Britain, if not Europe, including no less than 82 champion trees. Designer: Robert Holford Description of Garden: Westonbirt is a wonderful world of trees. There are 6 numbered specimens from all over the world, producing 600 acres of beautifully landscaped Cotswold countryside. Visitors can wander where they please along 17 miles of waymarked trails or simply sit and admire some of the tallest, oldest and indeed rarest trees in Britain. Beautiful at any time of the year, Westonbirt is famous for its autumn colour when it seems every tree turns a brilliant red, gold, pink or orange. It is a spectacle not to be missed. History: Started in 1829 by Robert Holford, it continued to grow and expand within the Holford family for 130 years. It passed to the Government in 1956 in lieu of death duties, and has since been managed by the Forestry Commission. Local Inns: Gumstool Inn, Tetbury Hare & Hounds, Tetbury Accomodation: Gumstool Inn, Tetbury The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury Close Hotel, Tetbury Restaurants: The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury Village/Town/Sightseeing: Tetbury - antiques The Cotswolds Cheltenham Bath