1/13/2024 0 Comments Calke abbey auricula theatreSheffield Botanical Garden was opened in 1836 and provides 19 acres of green ‘lung’ for the city. Also of interest is the last surviving early 19 th century auricula theatre in England and an orchard containing many old local apple varieties. The walled gardens is being used for growing flowers, vegetables and also includes a kitchen garden. The programme has to be finalised with Barnes Coaches and the gardens themselves but the proposed itinerary is as follows:-ĭay 1 Calke Abbey This was formerly the home of the Harpur-Crewe family but is now owned by the National Trust who have brought the gardens back from near decay. ![]() The cost of the holiday excluding the entry to the gardens will be £329 plus a single supplement for the first 14 single rooms of £40.The final total is likely to be less than £400. The city has been described as the ‘greenest city’ in the EU and contains 2 of the gardens we shall be visiting during our stay. Although in South Yorkshire, Sheffield is located right on the doorstep of the National Park and is ideally located for visiting gardens both in the Park and in Derbyshire more generally. It will run for 5 days and 4 nights from Monday 25th June and will be based at the Metropolitan Hotel in Sheffield. Our holiday is being arranged on our behalf by Barnes Coaches of Swindon and we will be visiting gardens in the Peak District and surrounding areas. Also, from GOGG’s point of view, the county contains some of our finest houses and gardens including The Duke of Devonshire’s Chatsworth House and estate which is believed to have been Austen’s model for ‘Pemberley’. Within the county lies most of the Peak District which can claim to be our premier National Park as it was the first to be designated in the UK and contains many of our most cherished landscapes from the beautiful limestone dales such as Dovedale and Monsall Dale in the south to the high gritstone moorlands of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow to the north. ![]() ‘There is not a finer county in England than Derbyshire’ writes Jane Austen in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and, although there may be counties of equal merit, Derbyshire certainly is one of our most beautiful. GOGG HOLIDAY TO DERBYSHIRE AND THE PEAK DISTRICT 2018
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