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1. lutonhooestate.co.uk › the-walled-gardenThe Walled Garden - Luton Hoo Estate

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   Walled Garden News. View all. Luton Hoo Estate, Luton LU1 4LF. +44 (0) 1582 721443. info@lutonhooestate.co.uk. Website © copyyright Luton Hoo 2023.

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     Visiting the garden. Planning a trip to the Walled Garden in...

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3. lutonhooestate.co.uk › visiting-the-walled-gardenGardeners - Luton Hoo Estate

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   Visiting the garden. Planning a trip to the Walled Garden in 2024 couldnt be easier. OPEN WEDNESDAYS. 1st May – 25th september 2024 – 10.30am to 4.00pm. Your ticket is for entry all day – Pop out for lunch and come back to take your time to smell the roses! £7.50 entrance includes a fascinating guided tour. Children: Under 5’s free – over 5 £1.

4. www.parksandgardens.org › places › luton-hooLuton Hoo - Luton - Parks & Gardens

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   Luton Hoo lies 2 kilometres south of Luton, on the edge of the town. The estate (about 475 hectares) is bounded to the east by the B653 Lower Harpenden Road, where the boundary is largely defined by a brick wall, to the north and west by the A1081 Old London Road, and to the south by agricultural land and West Hyde Lane between Kingsbourne Green an...

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   The main approach, from the south side of Luton through residential areas, is via the Luton entrance 1.5 kilometres north of the house, with its flanking iron gates, piers and railings. Two rendered two-storey lodges, dating to the late 19th/early 20th century, flank the entrance to the drive. The drive curves south through the park, flanked by mow...

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   Luton Hoo (1760s, Listed Grade I), designed for the third Earl of Bute by Robert Adam, lies towards the centre of the park, sited on the edge of a hilltop facing the east side of the Lea Valley. Adam's designs were not fully executed, and further work was done by Robert Smirke (1780-1867). The building was gutted by fire in 1843, repaired, and subs...

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   The pleasure grounds lie to the south and east of the house, largely enclosed by a brick ha-ha, the garden features set within. The formal garden (about 1912, Listed Grade II) on the south front consists of terraced gardens on two levels, below the stone-flagged terrace adjacent to the house. A broad, axial gravel path runs through both garden terr...

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   The extensive park, combining arable and pasture, is largely enclosed by woodland, and to the west by a narrow belt of trees, with park trees remaining to the west and north of the house. The dominant feature, the River Lea, widens into two sinuous lakes running along the whole length of the park close to the east boundary, entering at the north en...

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   The octagonal kitchen garden lies 600 metres south-west of the house, divided in half from south-west to north-east by a central diaphragm wall. A range of glasshouses(Listed Grade II) is grouped along the inside of the west, north-west and north walls, centred on a large, late 19th century, ornamental glasshouse with projecting gabled porch and pe...

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   Luton Hoo Estate is a traditional privately owned Country Estate that continues to trust in its history and values, whilst embracing modern concepts and demands.

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6. www.visitgardens.co.uk › gardens › luton-hoo-walledLuton Hoo Walled Garden in Bedfordshire - Visit Gardens

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   Discover plants that Lord Bute grew at Luton Hoo, a sundial, a rose arbour to mark 21 years of the restoration project, fruit trees and a garden of the senses. By 1980s, the glasshouses had fallen into disrepair and in 2008, the Estate was advised to cover the remaining structure with polythene.

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7. ngs.org.uk › gardens › the-walled-garden-lu1The Walled Garden - Luton | NGS Gardens

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   The five acre Luton Hoo Estate Walled Garden was designed by Capability Brown and established by noted botanist and former Prime Minister, Lord Bute, in the late 1760s.

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   Is this walled garden part of the original Luton Hoo estate?

   • This walled garden is part of the original Luton Hoo estate. This has now been split with the house and the Capability Brown landscape part of a luxury hotel and this garden a separate privately owned feature.

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   What is Luton Hoo?

   • Luton Hoo is an 18th-century landscape park covering almost 600 hectares (475 hectares registered), designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The grounds include early-20th-century formal gardens and a rockery garden which covers two hectares. The main building is now a hotel.

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   When are Luton Hoo gardens open?

   • The Walled Gardens are open on Wednesdays from May to September. For more details, visit the Luton Hoo Estate website Sir Robert Napier bought the Luton Hoo estate in about 1600 with the house added later in the 17th century. In 1763, the 3rd Earl of Bute bought Luton Hoo from Francis Herne MP. Bute was a remarkable man.

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   What's happening at Luton Hoo's walled garden?

   • The Walled Garden is now the focus of an incredible volunteer project and continues to be researched, restored, repaired and re-imagined for the enjoyment of all. The five acre Luton Hoo Estate Walled Garden was designed by Capability Brown for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, soon after he acquired the estate in 1763.

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9. www.tripadvisor.co.uk › Attraction_Review-g190747THE WALLED GARDEN (2024) All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go ...

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   Aug 26, 2016 · The Walled Gardens (part of Luton Hoo estate) are only open on Wednesdays from May to end of September (£5 admission). A café is available (in the old Shooting Lodge) just a short woodland walk away. Free parking.