PLAN YOUR VISIT TO MILL DENE GARDEN

Welcome to Mill Dene Garden where everything for a special day out awaits you.

Opening times for 2010

April 1st - 30th September 2010
Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, 10.30 am– 6pm last entry 5pm
Open first weekend of each of those months and Bank Holidays
11 – 5.30 Last entry 4.30pm

Adult, £5, Seniors and students, £4.75, Children under 15, £1
plus FREE GARDEN TRAIL

In September CPRE and RHS members have free admittance
on showing their card

Plan your visit for next year

Opening times for 2011
(subject to change, check again in September)
10.00 - 5pm last entry 4pm.

Open Good Friday, 22nd April, Sat 23rd, Sunday 24th and Easter Monday 25th Noon to 5pm.

Adults £5.50, Seniors and Students £5, Children under 15 £3.

Free admittance as usual in April and September for RHS and CPRE members (NB not for the whole year).

Please note that parts of the garden are steep, but there is 50% wheelchair access. Please ring ahead to reserve disabled parking and for the ramps to be put down.

Also it is dangerous for toddlers.

For Group prices - See link to left.

We recommend a minimum of 2 hours to visit the Garden, however, most people stay much longer. (The Mill is not open to the public)

Each month, from April to September, there is something of beauty and interest to see. See the Mill Dene Year for the garden calendar and events and exhibitions.

Talks:
If you ring in advance (01386 700457) or e mail a 10 minute talk can be arranged by the owner about any chosen aspect of the garden. £10.

Illustrated talks about the garden can be arranged at your society's venue from November to March. Speakers will travel up to fifty miles. Organisers please Contact Us for further details

There are many other gardens and other places of interest open to the public in the area. Click Local Links on left

Refreshments - see link at left.

WCs
We have one WC for daily visitors and open another for group visits.

Disabled visitors
We would be glad if group organisers or individual disabled visitors would ring us before arrival so that we may reserve car parking space and put out ramps. The garden is set in a tiny valley, the sides of which are steep. We have grab rails and slope alternatives for steps where possible and as mentioned can put out ramps, but do be warned.

There are no WC facilities for wheelchair users, but those able to walk 4 steps may use the WC in the house.

The front of the garden by the mill pond and the Tea Room are easily accesible when we put out the ramps and, if we are forwarned, we can arrange our gardener to push your chair round the difficult bits.

It is hard to judge, but, depending on individual mobility, about half of the garden is visitable in a wheelchair. (Sir William Lawrence, the wheelchair bound sometime Chairman of the Heart of England Tourist Board, managed this much easily).

Children
The garden is not safe for young children. We have an unguarded mill pond, a stream and a swimming pool. Children MUST be under the control of an adult at all times.

Guide dogs only:
our cats don't like them

Mill Dene Garden can be hired for an evening event
Stow Probus Club have recently held a very successful wine and nibbles party here with 85 guests enjoying the evening sun. 100 can be accommodated with ease.
Depending on the time the charge is usually about £100.
A marquee 30 x 10 can be made available at a small extra cost.
Contact Wendy Dare, as below, to make a booking.