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2013 opening times
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rhododendrons
Daily from Wednesday 20th March - Tuesday 5th November.
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20
Grounds: 11.00 - 18.00
House: 11.00 - 17.30
Last admission:
17.00 (16.00 after Autumn clock change).
Open daily from late April to early
June, a sixty acre woodland oasis of
azaleas, magnolias and rhododendrons
is open, the garden is considered to be
one of the most exciting gardens of its
type in the country.
A NEW
FOUR ACRE
GARDEN,
CREATED BY
THE PRESENT
MARQUIS OF
LANSDOWNE
SINCE 2006
WILL BE OPEN
MIDWEEK
admission prices
Enjoy Bowood’s beautiful resort
NEW FOR 2013
exclusive garden tours
(valid for Rhododendrons)
Adult
£10.50
£9.00
£46.00
Senior
Citizen
£9.00
£7.50
£39.50
Junior
£8.00
£6.50
£38.00
£6.00
£5.00
£25.00
£31.50
-
£135.00
5 - 12 years
Child
Family
Ticket
(2 adults &
2 children)
Admission charges allow entry into the House, Gardens, Adventure Playground
and Tractor Ted’s Little Farm. Visitors with disabilities receive half price entry.
On specified dates throughout the year the Marquis
of Lansdowne opens the Private Walled Gardens.
2013 bowood events
refreshments
Stay in our stunning 43 bedroom hotel
Play golf on our 18 hole championship golf course
Pamper yourself in our luxurious spa
Eat in our 2 AA Rosette Shelburne Restaurant
For further information please visit
www.bowood-hotel.co.uk,
email marketing@bowood.org
or call 01249 822228.
Events take place at Bowood throughout the season;
highlights include Tractor Ted Big Machine Days, Bowood
Dog Show and fun activities during Easter and Halloween.
A full calendar of events can be found on
www.bowood-house.co.uk
(Bowood admission prices do not allow entrance to events held by third parties)
Season Ticket
(20 or more people)
2 - 4 years
Enjoy a Guided Tour of the Terraces, Private Walled Gardens
and Pleasure Grounds, followed by a two
course lunch in the House Restaurant. (Pre booking required)
The tour costs £27.50 per person. (£25 per person for groups of 20+)
Group
Normal Price
a fantastic day out for
the whole family
Visitors to Bowood can enjoy a wide selection of food
served in the Coffee Shop, teas and coffees and snacks
can also be purchased from the kiosk in the Adventure
Playground. Bowood is the perfect setting to enjoy a
picnic and picnic benches can be found around the estate.
getting here
Exit either Junction 16 or 17 off M4. Located between
Calne and Chippenham in Derry Hill village. If using
Satellite Navigation, please use the postcode SN11 9NF.
For further information on visiting Bowood:
Email: houseandgardens@bowood.co.uk
Telephone: 01249 812102
The Estate Office, Bowood, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 0LZ
www.bowood-house.co.uk
www.bowood-house.co.uk
NEW
FOR
2013
bowood house
Bowood has been home to the Lansdowne family
since 1754. The mix of historical treasures and
well-loved surroundings gives this Georgian house
a unique charm.
The Lansdowne family has spent over 250 years
collecting art and historical memorabilia. Among many
unique items around the house you will find Queen
Victoria’s wedding chair, the Keith Jewellery
collection and Napoleon’s death mask. Visitors can
visit the laboratory were Dr Joseph Priestly discovered
oxygen gas, the library with 5000 leather-bound
volumes and the chapel which is still used for family
services to this day.
Sunday lunches
Enjoy a two course
Sunday Lunch in the
House Restaurant with
free admission included.
(pre-booking required).
gardens
adventure playground
Bowood House lies
within ‘Capability’
Brown’s glorious parklands,
the Pleasure Grounds boast an
extensive arboretum and Pinetum,
including 11 champion trees with a further 700
trees identified and labelled within the grounds.
Bowood is famous for one of the
UK’s best Adventure Playgrounds.
Under 12’s are guaranteed to have
a super time on the life-sized
pirate ship, giant slides, aerial
rope-walks, chutes, trampolines
and scary space dive!
Formal terraced flower beds ablaze with colour
encompass the house and the green lake feeds
Hamilton’s stunning Cascade. During six weeks
from late April to early June, according to the flowering
season, a visit to the separate woodland garden with
rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias is not
to be missed.
For under 7’s there’s the Partridge
Play Pen, a ball pool, sandpit,
swingboats and the indoor Soft Play
Palace where younger children can
safely enjoy slides, ball pools, net
bridges and more.
Parties
Celebrate your
birthday here at
Bowood. For details
on party packages call
01249 812102.
tractor ted’s little farm
New for 2013 is children’s
favourite Tractor Ted and his
Little Farm. Lots to enjoy inside
and out. Children can play on
Tractor Ted beside Ted’s Barn
where they can meet friendly
farm animals and handle rabbits,
guinea pigs, and hens.
In the barn see real chicks hatching, enjoy lots of farm
games and watch Tractor Ted’s real action farming
films. Outside children can ride around the mini
tractor track, play ball scooping in the mini digger
den and on special occasions see some really big modern
farm machines.Young children love it and learn lots.