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Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens

Dalemain,  Penrith,  Cumbria,  CA11 0HB

Opening dates and times:For NGS: Sun 24 Mar (10.30-5)

For other opening times and information, please phone or see garden website

Admission:Adm £7, chd free

Facilities:

Contact:Mr & Mrs R B Hasell-McCosh   Telephone: 017684 86450
Email: office@dalemain.com

Postcode:CA11 0HB

Location:3m SW of Penrith. 
On the A592 Penrith to Ullswater. 3m from M6, J40 or 2m from Ullswater at Pooley Bridge
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Website:www.dalemain.com

Description:Delightful 5-acre plantsman’s gardens, set against the grandeur of the Lakeland Fells and parkland. Herbaceous borders; rose walk with old-fashioned roses and named ancient apple trees; Abies cephalonica fir; tulip tree and Tudor knot garden. Wild garden with blue Himalayan poppies. Recent additions are the wild flower spiral garden, giantess earth sculpture and stumpery. Woodland walks
Agricultural Museum, Lobs Wood. Estate walks to Dacre and Stainton Villages. Deer park and an opportunity to feed the wild birds with Jimmy

Disability information:Mobility scooter available to hire. Please telephone for further information

Further details:Included at Dalemain are delightful and fascinating 5 acre plantsman's gardens set against the picturesque splendour of the Lakeland Fells and Parkland. Richly planted herbaceous borders. Rose Walk with over 100 old-fashioned scented roses and ancient apple trees of named varieties. Magnificent Abies Cephalonica and Tulip Tree. Tudor Knot Garden. Wild Garden with a profusion of flowering shrubs and wild flowers and in early Summer the breathtaking display of blue Himalayan Poppies. Glorious woodland walk high above Dacre Beck. The gardens have been featured on BBC Gardeners' World and in Country Life and English Garden magazines

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