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Stubbings House

Henley Road,  Maidenhead,  Berkshire,  SL6 6QL

Opening dates and times:Fri 29, Sat 30, Sun 31 Mar; Mon 1 Apr; Sat 4, Sun 5, Mon 6 May (10.30-4.30)

Visitors also welcome by arrangement Mar to July

Admission:Adm £3, chd free

Facilities:

Refreshments:Lunches & refreshments at Nursery Cafe

Contact:Mr & Mrs D Good   Telephone: 01628 825454
Email: info@stubbingsnursery.co.uk

Postcode:SL6 6QL

Location:2m W of Maidenhead. 
From A4130 Henley Road follow private access rd (signed) opp Stubbings Church. See website for further directions
click here for a map

Website:www.stubbingsnursery.co.uk

Description:Parkland garden accessed via adjacent retail nursery. Set around C18 house (not open), home to Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands in WW2. Large lawn with ha-ha and woodland walks. Notable trees incl historic cedars and araucaria. March brings an abundance of daffodils, bluebells in April, and in May a 60m wall of wisteria
C18 ice house. Access to adjacent National Trust woodland

Disability information:Firm, gravel paths. Level site

Further details:Stubbings House C18 (not open) and Estate (80 acres) was home to Queen Wilhelmina of the Nether lands during WW2. The gardens consist of a large lawn area with significant Cedars, ha-ha and vista to farmland beyond. Accessed through adjoining retail nursery. A 60m wall densely covered with Wisteria in May, faces a long herbaceous border. Woodland walks provide access to 250 acres of the adjacent National Trust Woodland (Maidenhead Thicket). Walks traverse this woodland which incl the Iron Age settlement known locally as ‘Robin Hood’ arbour and 18C Ice House located adjacent to the House. (Main interest: Wisteria, May – Spring flowers late March – specimen trees incl 250yr old Cedars and massive Araucaria)

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