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Mottisfont Abbey
This garden is a must - a National collection of heritage roses, classic English garden design, formal elements and a superb park combine with a powerful sense of history.
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Address: Mottisfont, nr Romsey SO51 0LP
Open- 12.00noon to 6.00pm Saturday to Wednesday from April to end October; Mid-June to mid-July, extended hours
Closed- Thursday and Friday all year, daily November to end March
Facilities- Gift shop, Cafe, WC, plants for sale
Entrance fee- Garden GBP4.00 in 1998
Owner- National Trust
Tel +44 1794 340757; Fax +44 1794 341492
Directions- 4.5 miles NW Romsey, 0.25 miles W of A3057. Station: Dunbridge 0.75 miles

Mottisfont Abbey
Mottisfont Abbey


West Green House

West Green House, Hampshire

West Green House
Lovely, formal gardens, restored by Marylyn Abbot, surround and 18th century house. Lovely planting in the formal framework includes many old roses, perennials and an imaginative kitchen garden. Also parkland and lake, Nymphaeum (being restores), Theatre lawn and paterre gardens. It is lovely- go see it!

Address: Thackhams Lane nr Hartley Witney, Hook, Hampshire RG27 8JB
Open- 11.00am-5.00pm Thursday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 12.00 noon to 6.00pm from April to end October
Closed- Good Friday
Entrance fee- GBP3.00
Facilities- WC, Teas, plants for sale, gift shop; guided tours and lunch by arrangement
Directions- From the M4 take Exit 11 to Basingstoke, then B3349 until the garden signs; From M3 take Exit 5 to Hook and Mattingly, then the B3349 until theh garden signs. Trains from Waterloo to Winchfield Station, taxi to garden approx 7 minutes.
Owner- National Trust- tenant Marylyn Abbot
Tel/Fax +44(1252)844611


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