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14th Feb - 1st Nov, 11am - 5pm, Mon - Sun Open Bank Holidays. Last admission 1 hour before closing.
Spring
Daffodils and Spring & summer wildflowers, including cowslips and early purple orchids
Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) Adult £5.95 (£5.40), child £3.00 (£2.70), family £14.85 (£13.50).
Ice creams only.
One of Yorkshire's finest 18th-century landscape gardens, containing two temples; Two classical Georgian temples set on an elevated grass terrace; Exquisite ceiling painting depicting mythological scenes; Stunning vistas over the Ryedale Valley and Rievaulx Abbey far below; Landscaped garden with fantastic spring flowers; Good level access and batricars available; Childrens trails and activities
Black Swan, Helmsley
Star Inn, Harome
Star Inn, Harome Malt Shovel, Oswaldkirk Fauconberg Arms, Coxwold
This half mile serpentine walk with Ionic and Tuscan temples at either end continually delights the visitor with unexpected stunning views through the trees of the ruins of the 12th century Cistercian abbey at Rievaulx below. Also revealed is the arched bridge over the river Rye, with its valley and the rolling Hambledon Hills around it. Beeches and other deciduous trees line the walk and the ground is carpeted with clumps of primroses, cowslips, orchids and clovers amongst many others.
In the 1750s Thomas Duncombe III decided to create a similar ride to the one his father had created at Duncombe Park some 40 years before. Using a less formal plan with a more winding path, he was perhaps intending to link the two rides with a viaduct, but unfortunately this was never built.