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Howick Gardens & Arboretum

Location

Alnwick

Type: Parkland / Woodland Garden

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Contact Details

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Estate Office
Howick Hall
Howick
Northumberland
NE66 3LB

Tel: +44 01665 577285/577191

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Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult£6.00 per ticket type
ChildFree
Concession£5.50 per ticket type

Ticket price includes voluntary 10% Gift Aid Donation

Opening Times

Howick Hall Gardens (04/02/2012 - 24/03/2012)
DayTimes
Wednesday10:3016:00
Thursday10:3016:00
Friday10:3016:00
Saturday10:3016:00
Sunday10:3016:00
Bank Holiday10:3016:00
Howick Hall Gardens (25/03/2012 - 28/10/2012)
DayTimes
Monday12:0018:00
Tuesday12:0018:00
Wednesday12:0018:00
Thursday12:0018:00
Friday12:0018:00
Saturday12:0018:00
Sunday12:0018:00
Bank Holiday12:0018:00
Closed (12/11/2012 - 10/02/2013)
DayTimes

* Open: early February to mid November:
Winter Clocks (GMT): Wed - Sun 10.30 - 4pm
Summer Clocks:(BST): DAILY 12noon - 6pm (last entry 5pm)

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Howick Hall Gardens are deliberately aimed at garden lovers and are a plantsman’s delight with extensive grounds offering a stunning variety of unusual plants throughout the seasons.

BBC Gardeners’ World magazine included the gardens in a list of the top five coastal gardens in the country, and The Independent newspaper voted it one of the best ten gardens to visit in spring.
 
Spring
The garden year starts with the Snowdrop Festival in February, followed by carpets of vibrant yellow daffodils between March and May. The woodland garden (Silverwood) also flourishes until late spring with camellias, magnolias and species rhododendrons. Howick is also well known for Lady Mary’s ‘Botticelli Meadows’ where colourful tulips are randomly planted in the wildflower meadows. 
 
Summer
The more formal borders and terraces are at their best in summer and the Bog Garden, with its unusual herbaceous plants grown from seed collected in the wild abroad, blooms throughout July, August and September. 
 
Autumn
Autumn brings brilliant colour across the whole Estate when every leaf becomes a flower and the berries glisten and ripen. There are over 65 acres of woodland walks in the Arboretum which is planted with over 1,800 different species of trees and shrubs, most of which are labelled.
 
Nature Trails
Families can take on a seasonal ‘Family Challenge’, meandering through the woodland walks, nature spotting on the way – look out for red squirrels, and ducks, swans and herons on the pond.
 
Tea Room
The stately Earl Grey Tea House serves home made light lunches, snacks and afternoon teas. Howick was the Grey family seat and home to Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, who was Prime Minister during the time of the passing of the Great Reform Bill of 1832, although he is probably better known for the famous tea which was blended especially for the water at Howick and named after him. His monument stands at the top of Grey Street in Newcastle.

Howick Gardens & Arboretum

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