Practical Information

Opening Times 2012: 

February 19th & 26th Snowdrop Sundays: 12noon - 4pm with last entry at 3pm

April - October on Public Open Days Only: 12noon to 6pm with last entry at 5pm subject to weather conditions and nightfall!

2012 Public Open Days

15 April, 20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 19 August, 16 September, 21 October

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Entry Fees: 

Adults: £2.50  Children: Free of Charge

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Disabled Access: 

The Gardens are mainly laid to lawn so, under dry weather conditions, they are reasonably accessible. However, if the weather has been very wet then the lawns tend to become more difficult to negotiate. Carers enter free of charge. Disabled toilet facilities are available.

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Refreshments:

Our volunteer team serves a range of homemade soups and cakes as well as hot and cold drinks until 30 minutes before closing time.

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Children's Activities: 

We offer some simple but fun wildlife activities for our younger visitors, such as Scavenger Hunts, Leaf Identification and Bark Rubbings. These activities are designed to encourage exploration in the Gardens and all participating children will receive a sticker on the return of the equipment!  Children must be accompanied at all times as the Gardens contain several water features.

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Plant Sales:

We are delighted that Brian & Nora Royden-Hall will again be at the Gardens selling their high-quality plants to our visitors.

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Photo Cards:

We are also fortunate to be able to offer a selection of wonderful photo cards created by Petra Lowe-Broker who has been photographing the gardens for 10 years now.  A percentage of the income from the card sales goes to support the gardens and we thank Petra for her generosity.  Most of the photographs on this site are Petra's and we thank her for allowing us to use them

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Dogs:  

Well behaved dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead and owners should come prepared to clean up after them!  There are poop bags available at the Entrance Kiosk and a bin for their disposal near there as well.

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Directions:

The Gardens are situated a few minutes outside the historic market town of Great Dunmow, connected to the M11 by the A120. We are off the B184 Great Dunmow to Saffron Walden road. Once you are in Great Dunmow, The Gardens are well sign-posted by Brown Heritage signs.

For those of you with SAT NAV our postcode is CM6 2BB

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Parking:

In order to allow access to residents and emergency vehicles, please note that car parking is not permitted along Park Road (the approach road to the Gardens). There is ample on-site parking so please follow the instructions of the stewards - thank you for your co-operation.

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Public Transport:

Nearest railway stations are Stansted Airport & Braintree.