May 24, 2008
10:00 am	to	4:00 pm

 

Kingston Bagpuize House

Abingdon Oxfordshire

OX13 5AX

May 24th 2008

10.00a.m - 4.00pm

http://www.kingstonbagpuizehouse.btinternet.co.uk/
Refreshments available

admission £4

Virginia Grant inherited Kingston Bagpuize House in 2003 upon the death of her husband Francis. The House was previously owned by her mother-in-law Jean, Lady Tweedsmuir who inherited it from her aunt Miss Marlie Raphael who purchased the estate in 1939.

Thought to have been built originally in the 1660s, the house seen today is largely the result of remodelling done in the early 1700s when extensive work is believed to have been done to both its exterior and interior.

Set in parkland with more formal gardens near the house the grounds provide year round interest and colour.

The main façade is East facing and until the 1860s the house was approached and entered from this side. Since then the West facing door has been used as the main entrance and this is where guided tours of the house begin.

Nurseries attending:

 

39 Steps Nursery
Avondale Nursery
Bouts Cottage Nursery
Cottage Herbary
Daisy Roots
Elworthy Plants
Green’s Leaves
Harptree Nursery
Herbs For Healing
Shady Plants.com
Springhill Plants
Steventon Road Nurseries
Test Valley Nursery
The Gobbet Nursery
Whitehall Farmhouse Plants
Daisy Chain
Edulis
Fairhaven Nursery
Rose Cottage Plants
Desirable Plants
The Herb Garden

Click here for map

e-mail info@rareplantfair.co.uk  for more information.

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