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Exbury
Gardens & Steam Railway |
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Description |
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Exbury Gardens is
200 acre woodland garden, world-famous
for its collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias, rare
trees and plants.
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) was the man
whose inspiration created Exbury Gardens, he once described himself
as ‘a banker by hobby, a gardener by profession’.
After the war Edmund de Rothschild restored the gardens to their former glory
and continued his father’s work by cultivating new parts
of the garden and raising new Exbury hybrids; sons Nicholas and
Lionel also share in the family passion for gardening.
The steam railway follows a one and a quarter mile circular route around the
gardens with a journey time of about twenty minutes. |
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Open |
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March to November
Daily, 10am - 5pm |
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Prices |
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Contact |
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The Estate Office,
Exbury, Hampshire SO45 1AZ
Tel:023 8089 1203 Website |
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Directions |
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Parking |
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Refreshments |
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Mr Eddy’s
Restaurant & Tearooms
The Tennis Court Tea Gardens |
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Accessibility |
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 Toilets
and parking for the disabled.
Exbury provides a limited number of
wheelchairs (non motorised) free of charge, available from the
admission gate. Wheelchair access maps identify routes suitable
for wheelchairs and are also obtainable at the admission gate.
Motorised scooters are welcomed in the Gardens as long as users
keep to the recommended pathways. |
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Events
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Exbury Gardens drop child entry charge for 2012 - 19
December 2011
Children under 16 will be welcomed free of charge into award-winning Exbury Gardens in 2012. The New Forest Gardens, which won a ‘best in Britain’ accolade from tourist specialists Hudson’s Heritage in late 2011, open on Saturday 10 March.
“We know times are tough for families and we hope that by dropping the entrance charge for under-16s, more people will be able to enjoy this wonderful woodland garden which was created by my grandfather more than 90 years ago,” said Nicholas de Rothschild.
“We’re also offering those who visit before June 10th and buy tickets to ride the steam railway, free tickets to return to see the fabulous autumn colour,” he said.
Exbury named as Britain’s top garden - 1st December 2011
Exbury, in the New Forest, has been named the best garden to visit in the United Kingdom.
The prestigious national award, from leading guide-book publishers and tourist industry leaders, Hudson’s Heritage, was received today Thurs by Lionel de Rothschild, whose family owns the world-famous 200-acre woodland Gardens in the New Forest. |
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The
Royal couple at Exbury
26 May 2011
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall continued a Royal
tradition of visiting Exbury Gardens in the New Forest. The couple
met staff and Rothschild family members, planted trees and unveiled
a plaque to mark the 10th anniversary of the Garden’s steam
railway.
His Royal Highness donned an Exbury railwayman’s cap to
ride the footplate of the train where he tried his hand at driving
the engine, Mariloo, which had been named by his mother, Her
Majesty The Queen, almost three years ago.
Picture: The prince of Wales and Mr Leopold de Rothschild, head
for the driver's seat on the engine. |
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The
Duchess of Cornwall seemed delighted to receive a posy of flowers
from three-year-olds, Sorrel Anderson and Henrietta Reynolds, while
children from Fawley Nursery School looked on.
Children from Blackfield and Beaulieu Primary Schools joined the
train, which was decorated with union flags and bore a sequence
of four lamps – the Royal Code - on the front of the engine,
which signified that Royalty was aboard.
The visit ended with a private tour of the Gardens.
Mr Leopold de Rothschild said he was delighted to welcome The Prince
of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. |
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