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March 2020
Sat 14 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 15 Ness Botanic Gardens 10am-4pm
Sat 21 Sugnall Walled Garden 10am-4pm
Sun 22 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sat 28 Patchings Art Centre 10am-4pm
Sun 29 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
April 2020
Sat 4 Battlefield 1403 9:30am-4pm
Good Fri 10 Whittington Castle 10am-4pm
Sat 11 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 12 & 13 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
Sat 25 Sandwell Valley Park Farm 10am-4pm
Sun 26 Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 10am-5pm
May 2020
Sat/Sun 2 & 3 Weston Park 10am-5pm
Sat 9 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sun 10 Adlington Hall 10am-4pm
Sat 16 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
Sun 24 Pottertons Alpine Garden 9am-5pm
Mon 25 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 31 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
June 2020
Sat/Sun 6 & 7 Hodnet Hall 10am-5pm
Sun 14 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-4pm
July 2020
Sun 5 Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 10am-5pm
Sat 25 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 26 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
August 2020
Sun 2 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sun 9 Southwell Minster Gardens 11am-4pm
Sun 16 Capesthorne Hall 10am-5pm
Sun 23 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Wed 26 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 30/31 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
September 2020
Sat 5 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
Fair and Grounds: £1.00 per car
The strikingly picturesque and romantic ruins are steeped in much history, tales of bitter border warfare, romance and legend.
Whittington is a small rural community in Shropshire close to the market town of Oswestry. The castle sits in the centre of this lovely village set in about 12 acres of grounds and is the remains of a Norman home.
Nurseries coming on Good Friday:
ChickenStreet from Shropshire: grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings
Cooper and Jones from Shropshire: Hand crafted iron garden plant supports NEW TO EVENT
Hall Farm Nursery from Shropshire: Wide range of perennials and herbs. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold
Heartsease Plants from West Wales: Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants
Jurassicplants Nurseries from Denbighshire: Starter plants of rare woody edibles and other hard to find trees and shrubs
Lyneal Mill Nursery from Shropshire: Cottage garden specialising in Aquilegia and Dahlias
Mynd Hardy Plants from Shropshire: Herbaceous perennials specialising in Hemerocallis and Penstemon
Penmere Plants from Cheshire: Hardy and Species fuchsia. Summer flowering ones early in the season
Pottertons Nursery from Lincolnshire: Extensive selection of Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold
SpecialPerennials from Cheshire: Herbaceous perennials with large ranges of helenium, phlox, geum, salvia and other wildlife-friendly flowers
The Cottage Herbery from Worcestershire: Herbs, Unusual Edibles, Aromatics & Scented Foliage Plants. RHS Gold medallists
The Gobbett Nursery from Worcestershire: Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa
Please contact Castle Manager, Sue Ellis
Whittington Castle
Castle Street
Whittington
Shropshire
SY11 4DF
website: www.whittingtoncastle.co.uk
Directions:
By Car Whittington Castle is situated in the centre of Whittington village. 2 miles east of Oswestry. It is just 20 minutes from Shrewsbury (A5), and 35 minutes from Chester (A483). When approaching Oswestry stay on the A483 or A5 and do not turn for Oswestry Town. Take the A495 signposted for Ellesmere off the Oswestry bypass and continue into Whittington over the railway level crossing. At the T-junction turn left staying on the A495. The castle is on your left and the car park entrance is just opposite the church on your left.
By Rail: Nearest Railway Station is Gobowen on the Chester to Birmingham line. 2 miles from Whittington.
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