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April 2018
Sat 28 Sugnall Walled Garden 10am-4pm
Sun 29 Cholmondeley Castle 10am-5pm
May 2018
Sat 5 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 6 & 7 Weston Park 10am-5pm
Sat 12 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 13 Adlington Hall 10am-4pm
Sat 19 Arley Arboretum 10am-5pm
Sun 20 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
Sun 27 Pottertons Alpine Garden 9am-5pm
Mon 28 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
June 2018
Sat/Sun 2 & 3 Hodnet Hall 10am-5pm
Sat 9 Bosworth Battlefield 10am-4pm
Sun 24 Sugnall Walled Garden 10am-4pm
Sat 30 / Sun 1 July Henbury Hall 10am-5pm
July 2018
Sat 30 Jun / Sun 1 Henbury Hall 10am-5pm
Sun 8 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-5pm
Sun 22 Middleton Hall 10am-4pm
Sat 28 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 29 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
August 2018
Sun 5 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sat 11 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 12 Southwell Minster Gardens 11am-4pm
Sun/Mon 26/27 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
September 2018
Sat 1 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 2 Ness Botanic Gardens 10am-4pm
Sun 23 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-5pm
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Past events
March 2018
Sat 17 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 18 Alderford Lake 10am-4pm
Sat 24 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 25 Ness Botanic Gardens 10am-4pm
Good Fri 30 Whittington Castle 10am-4pm
Sat 31 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
April 2018
Sun/Mon 1 / 2 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
Sat 14 Sandwell Valley Park Farm 10am-4pm NEW VENUE
Sun 15 Consall Gardens 10am-5pm
Norton Priory Gardens is a fantastic day out, with excavated medieval ruins, the spectacular St Christopher statue, the lovely Walled Garden and the extensive woodland and sculpture trail.
The 2 acre Walled Garden was built between 1757 and 1770 for the Brooke family, the owners of Norton Priory. When the Brookes left Norton Priory, it became neglected and overgrown, until work began in 1980 by Runcorn Development Corporation to reclaim it.
The garden was featured on BBC TV's "Hidden Gardens" series with Chris Beardshaw.
The Walled Garden has been recreated as a typical Georgian Walled Garden. It was essentially a kitchen garden, and would have been the source of fruit, vegetables and flowers for the mansion house. Today there is an orchard, a fruit garden, a vegetable garden, various ornamental borders and the beautiful Rose Walk.
Norton Priory is home of the National Collection of Tree Quince (Cydonia Oblonga). These are dotted around the garden and the site and include 20 different varieties. The Walled Garden is also the location of a number of Norton Priory's "hidden gems", including the Ha Ha Wall, the Ice House and the Wildflower Meadow.
The plant fair is held just outside the walled garden
Entry to the plant fair is free.
The Walled Garden will be open for the National Garden Scheme (NGS) with an admission price of £3.50 (entry to the garden is optional).
A special entry rate of £2.50 is available for pre-booked groups of 15 or more people to the Walled Garden. Contact bookings@nortonpriory.org to arrange.
Nurseries attending 10 June 2018: (more to be announced)
Bridge Farm Plants from Derbyshire specialising in interesting and unusual perennials
ChickenStreet from Shropshire with a wide selection of chicken-proof plants for the garden
Hall Farm Nursery from Shropshire specialising in perennials and alpines. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold.
Lyneal Mill Nursery from Shropshire specialising in Agastache, Digitalis, Epimedium, Eryngium, Erysimum, Scabious, Verbascum and simple flowered Dahlias
Mandsand Plants Nursery from Cheshire specialising in Perennials and shrubs with an emphasis on interesting foliage which includes a good range of Heucheras, Heucherellas and Tiarellas
Mayfields Plants from Cheshire specialising in bee and butterfly friendly perennials
Meadow View Plants from Lancashire specialising in sought after perennials in the Apiaceae family, plus a choice range of Geum, Pulmonaria, Sanguisorba, Thalictrum, Aster, Hesperantha
Mynd Hardy Plants from Shropshire specialising in penstemon and hemerocallis
Orchard Furniture from Gloucestershire with a great range of teak garden furniture
Pottertons Nursery from Lincolnshire specialising in alpines, dwarf bulbs and woodland plants. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold.
SpecialPerennials from Cheshire specialising in summer and late flowering perennials.
The Gobbett from Worcestershire specialising in Syringa (Lilac), flowering dogwoods and beardless Iris
Norton Priory is less than 30 minutes by car from Chester, Liverpool and Manchester. From M56, Junction 11, turn for Warrington and follow the Norton Priory signs. From all other directions follow the "All other Runcorn Traffic" and then the Norton Priory signs.
The Norton Priory Museum Trust.
Norton Priory Museum & Gardens,
Tudor Road, Manor Park,
Runcorn,
Cheshire
WA7 1SX.
For SATNAV please use WA7 1BD
website: www.nortonpriory.org
There is free car parking.
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