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Car park; baby and changing rooms; dogs on leads in park only.
Disabled car parking spaces, near stable block adapted buggy driven by volunteers available for access around the grounds& gardens accessible. Garden & Church: access difficult not recommended to severely disabled visitors. Parkland: parts are suitable for wheelchair users. Tearoom with thick handled cutlery available shop accessible at stable block, level access toilets available.
Surrounding the house are the informal pleasure grounds laid out by Sir Harry Hotspur and his son, Sir Henry, between them about 1770 and 1820. The extensive walled gardens were constructed in 1773 lie to the south-east of the house and are divided into flower garden, physic garden and the kitchen garden. The centre piece is the orangery and gardeners' bothy (built in 1777), also of interest is the dahlia walk and 19th century auricula theatre. Beyond the walled gardens, the pleasure grounds have been fenced to exclude the deer and allow replanting of trees and shrubs.
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- Landmark