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Property open every day from 1ST March - 31st OCTOBER 2013
Garden, tearoom and shop 11-5pm House 1-5pm
Best Times of Year to Visit:
Stunning garden all year round, Wisteria a must see usually flowering in May
Pre booked only
Timed ticket
Last admission approx. 30 minutes before closing.
Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets)
Garden only: adult £7.70 (£7.00), child £3.85 (£3.50).
House and grounds: adult £9.90 (£9.00), child £4.95 (£4.00), family £24.75 (£22.50).
Dogs on lead in car park and on footpaths in estate. Village Fete Day - 1st Sept
A picturesque house with tranquil walled gardens; Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications; Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls; Old-fashioned roses, wisteria walk and maze; Fascinating associations with Jacobean court intrigue; A rare Tudor donkey wheel.
The Knoll, Shiplake
Horns, Crazies Hill Bird in Hand, Knowl Hill Five Horseshoes, Henley-on-Thames
The 14th century ruins of a fortified house, which still sports a Great Tower, provide a peaceful background to a tranquil garden, or rather a set of gardens, of which perhaps the main feature is a spectacular arbour of ancient wisteria. Walled gardens are resplendent with old-fashioned roses and beds of paeonies. The ornamental vegetable garden and the White Garden complete a picture of tranquillity. The Archbishop's Maze will also be of interest.
The property was bought by Sir Felix and Lady Brunner in 1937 and largely developed by them.