Ashton under Hill Open Gardens Cotswold gardens nestling in the shadow of Bredon Hill Next Event: 9 and 10 June 2012 |
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The picturesque village of Ashton under Hill is situated in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, at the eastern end of Bredon Hill and overlooking the Vale of Evesham. Bredon Hill and Ashton are in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The northern Cotswold hills are close at hand and nearby towns include Evesham, Pershore, Broadway and Tewkesbury. Formerly part of the county of Gloucestershire, Ashton under Hill is now in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. Ashton under Hill is just west of the A46 between Evesham and Tewkesbury, about 5 miles south of Evesham and near to junction 9 of the M5 motorway. Please use the postcode WR11 7SW to find us with your Sat Nav. More directions here or see a map here 2011 was the 34th year of our annual Open Gardens weekend, which continues to grow in popularity and often now attracts well over a thousand visitors over the two days. We look forward to welcoming you to our village for a grand day out! |
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Getting ready for June! Preparations are well under way for this year's Open Gardens event in Ashton under Hill, on Saturday 9 June and Sunday 10 June 2012, from 1.00pm to 6.00pm each day. In this, our 35th year we expect to have at least 20 gardens open for viewing. As usual there will be a wide variety of compact cottage gardens and vegetable plots, more formal arrangements and larger landscape gardens. In Ashton you will always see gardens designed and maintained by down-to-earth enthusiasts like you, facing all the familiar challenges of climate, location, soil, and of course the same garden pests! They're always happy to discuss their choice of plants and shrubs, their successes and their failures; they are also interested to hear about your own gardening experiences. Free Parking and Minibus Service Adult entry to the gardens is just £5 per person, children free. Comprehensive event programmes are available free of charge to all visitors. There is ample free parking for cars and coaches and there is a complimentary minibus service around the village. Diamond Jubilee As this is The Queen's Diamond Jubilee year we will be marking that unique occasion with extra displays and a fascinating exhibition of photographs, documents and memorabilia in St Barbara's Church entitled 'Celebrations' - something definitely not to be missed.
Refreshments and Plant Sales Ploughman’s lunches will be available from 12.00 noon in our refreshment marquee, followed by cream teas from 2.00pm. There will also be two other refreshment venues in the village, serving sandwiches, tea and cakes. Full meals will be available all day in our village pub, The Star. As well as the gardens themselves, quality plants and craft goods will also be on sale. 20% Discount for Advance Bookings
We are pleased to offer groups an advance booking rate of just £4.00 per person (a discount of 20% on the normal adult price) for a party of 10 or more. We also offer an added incentive on the Sunday of one free ticket if your booking is for more than 20 people. If you'd like to take advantage of our group rates for members of your club, society or other organisation please Contact Us Thank You For Your Support for Open Gardens 2011 Around 750 people came to Ashton to look at the 24 gardens open for viewing in 2011, and we saw many old friends as well as new faces. If you were one of our visitors, thank you for your support; please come and visit us again this year. Preparations are already in hand and we already know that there will be several new gardens to see. Please don't hesitate to Contact Us if there's anything more you'd like to know. Feedback from Visitors As always, visitors came to the 2011 Ashton Open Gardens from all over the world, including Australia, America, Holland and Norway, as well from many parts of the UK. Some of the generous feedback we received included: “We had a most enjoyable time visiting some of your gardens. Most impressed with your organisation, everyone was so friendly and helpful, we will be back next year to see some more. Thankyou”
“We had a wonderful day, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and how polite the children were" "We received a warm welcome everywhere we went"
“An absolute bargain at many times the price.”
“The gardens were inspiring, the views uplifting and the organisation 'spot on'. Everyone we met made us feel welcome. The cakes in the hall went down a treat and the Guides were doing a great job.”
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We look forward to sharing our gardens with you in June! Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing: "Oh, how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade (Rudyard Kipling)
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Ashton Open Gardens will be helping to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Pennfields wild flower meadow; Julian Alington
Ready for your cream tea?
In the garden of 'Larkspur'
Bredon Hill Middle School's colourful veg patch Photos by Jo Brown unless otherwise stated
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