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Belton House Gardens

  3.0/5 (2 ratings)

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A restoration house (1688), park and garden. The park was designed by William Emes, who Dorothy Stround describes as 'obviously strongly influenced by Brown'. A canal and temple survive from an earlier layout. Between 1810 and 1820, Jeffry Wyatville added a conservtory with a 'formal garden'. It has clipped yews, urns and statuary. Loudon, in 1838, commented that 'The grounds have few natural inequalities; but the river Witham runs through them, and this feature has been made the most of, especially near the house, which is a fine old French mansion, with stately avenues'. Belton House and its 35 acre garden are now managed by the National Trust. Wyatville's formal garden is now described as an 'Italian Garden' and is planted with soft yellows, intense blues and deep reds. There is also a 'Dutch Garden' with clipped yews, fronting the North Terrace, a statue walk, a temple, a mirror pond, a maze and an informal area with naturalised wildflowers leading down to the lake.
Address - Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG32 2LS
Opening times - House open mid March to end October., Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays., Open 11am to 5.30pm.
Admission - Adult House & Grounds £10.00, Grounds only £8.00, Grounds only in Winter £3.50 (prices include voluntary Gift Aid donation)
Website - Visit the Belton House Gardens website

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  • 3 months ago pete said

    I may be wrong but Belton doesn't seem to conform to the standard National Trust feel.

    The formal garden seems well planted, if nothing else the spectacle is colourful in season. There is a nice connection between house, garden and church (fine collection of funeral monuments btw)

    A couple of large ponds/ small lakes and the large park complete the picture.

    (3.0/5)
  • about 2 years ago Anonymous said

    tis good

    (3.0/5)

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