Gardens open for charity 2012
  Description
The National Gardens Scheme first started in 1927 and now raises £2 million each year for nursing, caring and gardening charities.

Every year NGS gardens across England and Wales welcome over half a million visitors.  NGS tradition is of opening gardens of quality, character and interest is supported by their patron, HRH The Prince of Wales. Their contact details are: Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Surrey GU4 7RT Tel:01483 211535

Most of the 3,700 gardens are privately owned. Some open as part of a group which gets the whole community involved. But all the gardens are enjoyed by the garden owners and their visitors, funding charities to help people who are ill or under stress.

 
  Gardens
Please double check the details on the NGS Website

1 Rookes Cottage 
Lymington SO41 8FP map
Contact:
Garden size:
Dates:   June 24  |  July 15  
Times: 2pm to 5pm

Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair


2 Oak Tree Cottage 
Pennington, Lymington SO41 8LD map
Contact:
Garden size: 1-acre

Dates:   June 9, 10  
Times: 2pm to 5pm

Admission: £3, children free


3 Hordle Walhampton School 
Beaulieu Road, Walhampton SO41 5ZG map
Contact:
Grounds size: 97 acre
Dates:   May 6  
Times: 2pm to 5pm. Guided tours with garden history
Admission: £4, children free
Wheelchair
Dogs

 
 
Gardens open for charity map
 

4 Pylewell Park 
South Baddesley, SO41 5SJ map
Contact:
Garden size: 100 acres (Guesstimate)
Dates:   April 8   |  May 20 
Times: 2pm to 5.30pm
Admission: £3.50, children free
Wheelchair

Dogs

5 Spinners Garden 
School Lane, Boldre SO41 5QE map
Contact: tel 01590 612196
Garden size: 2 acres
Dates:   May 20  
Times: 2pm to 6pm

Admission: £4.50, children free
Plants for sale


6 Willows 
Boldre, nr Lymington SO41 5QF map
Contact: tel 01590 677415 email web
Garden size:
Dates:    July 21, 22  |  August 18, 19, 26, 27  
  Groups welcome by appointment
in July & Aug
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


7 Pilley Hill Cottage 
Pilley SO41 5QF map
Contact: tel 01590 677844 email
Garden size:
Dates:   April 14, 15  |  June 2, 3  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 5pm

Admission: £3, children free
Plants for sale
Dogs


8 Passford House Hotel Gardens 
Lymington/Sway, SO41 8LS map
Contact: tel 01590 682398 email  web
Garden size: 2 acres (Guesstimate)
Dates:
Every Wed, Thur & Fri from 6 June to 27 July  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 11am to 4pm

Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Dogs


9 Sway Village Gardens  Group
Sway map
Contact:
Garden Group:
     12 Gilpin Hill - small garden, pc SO41 6DT)
     Ashen Bank - half acre, pc SO41 6EG)
Dates:   April 29  |  May 6, 27  |  June 3  
Times: 10am to 5pm

Admission: combined adm £5, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Teas at both gardens

10 21 Chestnut Road 
Brockenhurst, SO42 7RF map
Contact: tel 01590 622009 email
Garden size: 1/3 acre
Dates:    May 19, 20  |  June 16, 17  |  August 5  
  Groups also welcome by appointment

Times: Sats 11am to 5pm, Suns 2pm to 6pm
Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale


11 Exbury Gardens 
Exbury, SO45 1AZ map info
Contact: tel 02380 891203 web
Garden size: 200 acres
Dates:   10 March to 4 November  
Times: 10am to 5pm
Admission: Normal garden prices - Exbury Gardens makes a one-off payment to charity at the end of the year.

Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


12 The House in the Wood 
Beaulieu, SO42 7YN map
Contact:
Garden size: 12-acre woodland garden

Dates:   May 13  
Times: 2pm to 6pm
Admission: £4, children free
Plants for sale
Dogs


13 Atheling Villas 
16 Atheling Road, Hythe, SO45 6BR map
Contact: tel 02380 849349 email
Garden size: 1/3 acre
Dates:March 17, 18 | April 8, 9 | May 6, 7 | June 2, 4  
  Groups also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3, children free
Plants for sale



14 Apple Court 
Hordle Lane, Hordle, SO41 0HU map
Contact: tel 01590 642130 web
Garden size: 1
1/2 acres
Dates:    April 6, 7, 8, 9 
Times: 10am to 5pm
Admission: £4, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale



15 Mulberry House 
7 Moorland Avenue, Barton-on-Sea, BH25 7DB map
Contact: tel 01425 612066 email
Garden size:
¼ acre
Dates:   June 17, 24  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £2.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale


16 Analal's Gallery 
25 Millhams Street, Christchurch, BH23 1DN map
Contact: tel 01202 567585 emai
Garden size: small garden on 3 patio levels
Dates:    May 4, 5  |  June 1, 3, 24, 29  |  July 27, 29  |  August 24, 26  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 4pm
Admission: £2.50, children free


17 Hinton Admiral 
Christchurch BH23 7DY map web
Contact:
Garden size: 20-acre garden (within a much larger estate)
Dates:   May 20  
Times: 1.30pm to 4.30p
Admission: £5, children free
Wheelchair

Dogs
No refreshments, but picnics may be taken in the orchard

18 Macpennys Woodland Garden 
Burley Road, Bransgore, BH23 8DB map
Contact: tel 01425 672348 web
Garden size: 4-acre garden
Dates:   Mid January to December  
Times: 10am to 5pm
Admission: By donation - Macpennys uses the donations to make a one-off payment to charity at the end of the year.

Partial wheelchair access
Plants for sale

Dogs


19 Edgewood 
Bransgore, Christchurch BH23 8DE map
Contact:
Garden size: Three-quarter acre
Dates:   June 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24   
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £2.50, children free
Wheelchair

Plants for sale


20 Durmast House 
Burley, nr White Buck Hotel BH24 4AT map
Contact: tel 01425 402132 email web
Garden size: 3 acres
Dates:   April 8   |  July 1  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £4, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs
 
21 White Barn 
Woodend Rd, Crow Hill, Ringwood BH24 3DG map
Contact: tel 01425 473527 email
Garden size: Three-quarter acre
Dates:
Every Wed, from 16 May to 25 July  
  Groups also welcome by appointment
Times: 10.30am to 5pm
Admission: £3.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale


22 The Stable Family Home Trust Garden 
Bisterne, Ringwood BH24 3BN map
Contact: tel 01425 478043 email web
Garden: The three walled gardens are lovingly tended by our head gardener and some of the 100 adults with learning difficulties in our care.
Dates:    May 12, 13  |  July 18, 20  
  Visitors also welcome by appointment
Times: 2pm to 5.30pm

Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale


23
 Forest Edge Gardens  Group
Ashurst/Totton
map
Garden Group:
web
     The Fountains tel:023 8086 5939, p SO40 9AE)
     Barhi tel: 02380 860046, p SO40 7PS)
     Forest Cottage tel: 02380 293486, p SO40 7AW)
     6 Alfred Close tel: 07401 001201, p SO40 8TD)
Dates:
  May 26, 27  |  June 9, 10  
Times: 1pm to 5pm
Admission: £5, children free
Teas: Home-made teas at 6 Alfred Close on all dates, at Fountains on Sun 27 May & Forest Cottage in June, For more details see
web


24 Aviemore 
Bartley SO40 2LF  map
Contact: tel 023 8081 3651
Garden size: Small garden
Dates:
  30 May   |  22 July  
Times: 30 May (1.30pm- 5pm); 22 July (2pm- 5pm)
Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale


25 Waldrons 
Brook, Bramshaw SO43 7HE map
Contact:
Garden size: 1-acre garden
Dates:
  June 3, 4  
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair



26 Fritham Lodge 
Fritham SO43 7HH  map
Contact: tel 02380 812650 email
Garden size: 18 acres with 1-acre old walled garden
Dates:
  July 1  
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


27 Thorley Manor 
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight PO41 0SJ map
Contact:
Garden size: 3 acres surrounding Manor House (not open)
Dates:
  June 17  
Times: 2.30pm to 5pm
Admission: £3, children free
Plants for sale


28 Highwood 
Cranmore, Isle of Wight PO41 0XS map
Contact: tel 01983 760550
Garden size: 2
½ acres
Dates:   March 24, 25   by appointment only
  Visitors welcome by appointment all year
Admission: £3, children free
Plants for sale



29 Crab Cottage 
Mill Road, Shalfleet, PO30 4NE map
Contact: tel 07768 065756
Garden size: 1
¼ acres
Dates:
  August 5  
  Groups also welcome by appointment
Times: 11am to 5.30pm
Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


30 Mottistone Manor Garden 
Mottistone, Isle of Wight PO30 4ED map info
Contact: tel 01983 714302 - National Trust website
Garden size: 3 acres (Guesstimate)
Dates:   June 24  
Times: 11am to 5pm

Admission: £3.90, chd £1.95
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


31 Brighstone Village Gardens  Group
Brighstone, Isle of Wight, PO30 4BP map
Contact:
Garden Group: tickets available at the village shops
Kiplings
The Old Rectory
Waytes Court Farm
The Piggery
10 Brookedge
2 Pippins Close
Brighstone Primary School
Little Orchard
8 Wilberforce Road
Hilltop Cottage
Spindrift
Dates:   June 24  
Times: 11am to 4pm.

Admission: combined adm £4.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Strawberry Fayre
Jazz Band
Cream Teas


32 Northcourt Garden 
Shorwell, Isle of Wight, PO30 3JG map
Contact: tel 01983 740415 email
Garden size: 15 acres (around Jacobean Manor House)
Dates:
  April 8  
  Groups of 8+ also welcome by appointment
Times:12.30pm to 5pm
Admission: £4.50, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale
Dogs


33 The Old Rectory 
Kingston, Isle of Wight, PO38 2JZ  map
Contact: tel 01983 551701 web
Garden size:
Dates:   June 10  
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3.50, children free
Plants for sale

Dogs


34 Meadowsweet 
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight PO30 4HR map
Contact:
Garden size: 2 acres
Dates:   June 3  
Times: 11am to 4.30pm
Admission: £3, children free
Wheelchair
Plants for sale



35 Badminton 
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight PO30 1PD  map
Contact: tel 01983 526143
Garden size: 1-acre garden
Dates:   May 27  
Times: 2pm to 5pm
Admission: £3, children free

Plants for sale
Dogs

 
 
 
 
 
 
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