Events: What’s On This Week
New feature to 17th Century Walled Garden
Friday, 15 February 2008
Clumber Park comprises 1,500 hectares (3,800 acres), including peaceful woods, open heath and rolling farmland, with a superb serpentine lake at its heart and the longest avenue of lime trees in Europe. Part of Nottinghamshire's famed 'Dukeries', Clumber was formerly home to the Dukes of Newcastle. The house was demolished in 1938, but many fascinating features of the estate remain, including an outstanding Gothic Revival chapel and Walled Kitchen Garden, which was originally landscaped in 1772 to supply the household with food all year round. The garden, which is home to spectacular glasshouses, grows old varieties of vegetables and has since been further developed to preserve its original features as well as introducing new ones. Recent work has included restoration works, as well as a range of new interpretation features, from audio guides explaining how crops were grown in the past to tracker packs and a visual display showing past and present images of the garden and its history. You can buy some of the vegetables from the walled garden or taste them in its restaurant.
