Opening dates and times:For NGS: Fri 5, Tue 9, Fri 12, Fri 19, Tue 23 Apr; Wed 1, Wed 8, Tue 14, Fri 17, Fri 24 May; Wed 5, Wed 12, Thur 20 June (12.30-4.30)For other opening times and information, please phone
Admission:Adm £4, chd free
Facilities:
Contact:Professor R N Haszeldine Telephone: Please tel 015394 37685 for weekly recorded message
Postcode:LA22 9JR Location:5m W of Ambleside. On B5343, ¼m past Chapel Stile. Park by side of road, not up the drive to the house. Please tel for info re special needs transprt provided up the drive click here for a map
Description:2-acre plantsman’s mountain paradise garden. Superb views Langdale Pikes. Extensive collections of acers, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, oaks, beeches, rare shrubs, trees, unusual perennials; herbaceous and bulbous species; alpines, trough gardens; rare conifers; expedition plants from worldwide mountainous regions. Outstanding spring and autumn colour. Wildlife sanctuary, red squirrels, badgers, slow-worms, lizards, hotel for wild birds. Major new garden extensions and features. 24yr of opening for NGS In the press:Featured in GGG and many papers, magazines, radio and TV programmes
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