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Claremont Landscape Garden |
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| Garden Address: Claremont Landscape Garden, Portsmouth Road, Esher, KT10 9JG Surrey, England Directions for Visiting: South of Esher, on the east of the A307. Opening Dates and Times: All year Daily except Monday (April to October: also open Mondays). Open 10am to 6pm (5pm or dusk Nov to March). Also some late opening until 9pm on Saturdays in June. Public Admission: Adult £5.60 Click for map with garden location: See map See Website: Claremont Landscape Garden Text Reference(s): English Garden Design
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Garden
Description: A 'landscape park' which was formerly part of a larger estate. It had baroque layout by Charles Bridgeman for John Vanbrugh, who owned the estate until 171. A belvedere (by Vanbrugh, c 1715) and a grass amphitheatre (by Bridgeman, c 1725) survive. William Kent began the transformation to the ‘natural’ style, converting the canal to a lake and designing an island with a pavilion (c1735). The lake was serpentined and is overlooked by the, carefully restored, grass amphitheatre.
Garden History Keydate(s): Quality Rating(s): *** Design Interest ** Scenic Interest Design Style(s):
Designer(s): John Vanbrugh Charles Bridgeman William Kent |
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Photograph © Gardenvisit.com
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| See also: See garden finder map of South East Midlands of England and guide to Garden Tours of England Guide to garden hotels and B&Bs |
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