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April 2019
Good Fri 19 Whittington Castle 10am-4pm
Saturday 20 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 21 & 22 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
Sat 27 Battlefield 1403 9:30am-4pm
Sun 28 Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 10am-5pm
May 2019
Sat 4 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 5 & 6 Weston Park 10am-5pm
Sat 11 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 12 Adlington Hall 10am-4pm
Sat 18 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
Sun 19 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-4pm
Sun 26 Pottertons Alpine Garden 9am-5pm
Mon 27 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
June 2019
Sat/Sun 1 & 2 Hodnet Hall 10am-5pm
Sat 8 Bosworth Battlefield 10am-4pm
Sat 22 Arley Arboretum 10am-4pm
Fri/Sat 28 & 29 Henbury Hall 10am-5pm
Sun 30 Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 10am-5pm NEW DATE
July 2019
Sun 7 Sugnall Walled Garden 10am-4pm
Sun 21 Middleton Hall 10am-4pm
Sat 27 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sun 28 British Ironwork Centre 10am-4pm
August 2019
Sun 4 Donington Le Heath 1620's House 10am-4pm
Sat 10 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 11 Southwell Minster Gardens 11am-4pm
Sun 18 Abbeywood Gardens 10am-4pm
Sun/Mon 25/26 Dorothy Clive Garden 10am-5pm
Sat 31 Bodenham Arboretum 10am-4pm
September 2019
Sun 1 Ness Botanic Gardens 10am-4pm
Past Events:
March 2019
Sun 10 National Memorial Arboretum 10am-4pm
Sat 16 Carsington Water 10am-4pm
Sun 17 Alderford Lake 10am-4pm
Sat 23 Sugnall Walled Garden 10am-4pm
Sun 24 Ness Botanic Gardens 10am-4pm
Sat 30 Patchings Art Centre 10am-4pm NEW VENUE
Sun 31 Middleton Hall 10am-4pm
April 2019
Free Entry to fair (£1.00 per car to park)
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. Whittington Castle sits in the centre of this lovely village.
The existing Castle is set in about 12 acres of ground and is the remains of a Norman home.
Nurseries coming on Good Friday 2019:
Bridge Farm Plants from Derbyshire: interesting and unusual perennials
ChickenStreet from Shropshire: grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings
Hall Farm Nursery from Shropshire: Wide range of perennials and herbs. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold
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
Nature in Steel from Shropshire: NEW FOR 2019 Metal Cut Out Hand-Finished Garden Sculptures Inspired By Nature
Penmere Plants from Cheshire: Hardy and Species fuchsia. Summer flowering ones early in the season
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 from Worcestershire: Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa
Plus information stalls by:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust
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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