Ilfracombe in Bloom 2006
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Ilfracombe in Bloom 2006 |
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Ilfracombe
Open Gardens Sunday
July 9th 2006 Delightful and
surprising gardens to visit on a Summer Sunday in Ilfracombe A small charge of £3.00
per adult or £2.50 per couple permits entry to all of the gardens -
accompanied children free. In support of Ilfracombe
in Bloom. Pay at the first garden you visit. This is a town trail of
interesting and varied gardens. The gardens are of all shapes and sizes,
they may not be perfect but they are lovingly tended by their keen owners.
Some will be serving teas, cakes and selling plants. Disabled and wheelchair
access to all these gardens is severely restricted due to the geography of
Ilfracombe. Please purchase your
ticket at any of the gardens and wear your sticker to gain admission to
the other gardens. Allow 3-4 hours to visit all the gardens. We strongly recommend
you walk or cycle the route where possible. If you do drive please do not
obstruct traffic flow or driveways. Please
do not bring dogs into the gardens. Your safety: Please
remember Ilfracombe is built over slopes therefore the gardens will have
steps and sloping paths which might be slippery, please wear suitable
footwear, especially if it rains. 1
Small, steeply terraced
at rear and mostly containerized at the front. Planting – shrubs, trees,
herbaceous and climbers. Patio and seating area. A cottage garden. One way
system in operation. Car
Parking: Please park in the road or use the public car park at the
swimming pool. 2
Large garden with varied
planting and features including large paved patio with raised flower beds,
ornamental fish pond with waterfalls. Stream, rock pools, lawns and
container planting. Stunning views. Awarded ‘the overall winner’ in
the Ilfracombe gardens competition 2005. Car
Parking: Please park in Horne Park Road Other
facilities: Plant sales. 3 Medium sized cottage
style garden. A plantsman garden. Wildlife pond. Sheltered mature trees
and shrubs. Many unusual plants including half hardy perennials. Informal
layout on sloping site. Paved and gravel paths. Greenhouse with unusual
tender perennials. Small wilderness area for hedgehogs and wildlife. One
way system in operation. Car
parking: Probably best not to park at far end of St Brannocks Park
Road as this is very congested and turning is difficult. An opportunity to
walk to reach this garden. Other
facilities: Plant sales. 4 Large informal organic
garden with very varied planting and features, including rock garden with
stream / waterfall and pool with water lilies. Herbaceous borders, and
unusual and rare trees and shrubs, including many Japanese maples, Cornus controversa variegata, Drymis winteri and usual birch trees.
Tubs and pots on patios. Sloping woodland garden with rhododendrons and
camellias with interesting underplanting. Lower paved garden accessible
for wheel chairs, otherwise, rather slippery slopes and steps link flatter
areas. Numerous birds are a feature. Car
parking: Some parking available on site, but active people are asked
to park in Chandler’s Way, or in Kingsley Avenue and walk up. Other
facilities: Plant sales. 5
A delightful large
garden in the cottage style with many unusual flowing plants. Created by a
plantsman who would be happy to answer any horticultural question. The
garden is on a sloping site with paths and benches that take advantage of
the beautiful views over the town to the Welsh coast. 2005 winners of the
‘best front garden’ in the Ilfracombe gardens competition. Car
Parking: On Kingsley Avenue adjacent to the Round House, or use the
many footpaths in the Cairn area. Other
facilities: Tea sales and plant sales. 6 Large garden with
borders, lawns, vegetable plot and stream leading to orchard area.
Numerous trees. Views to the Torrs. Flower displays from spring until late
autumn. An on-going garden project. Garden approached via steep downward
drive. Car
Parking: Please park in Langleigh Road or in Torrs Park and walk the
short distance. Other
facilities: Tea sales. 7 A lower garden
consisting of a level patio with seating and pots together with lawn area.
Special feature a containerized Olive Tree. Higher terraced garden
approached via steep slopes with summer herbaceous border. Two magnificent
copper beech trees. Mosaic tile steps and higher seating with decking
area. There are stunning views from the garden across Ilfracombe to the
sea. Plus art exhibition featuring the work of Linda Hajdukiewicz - bold
contemporary flower paintings, seascapes and sculptures. Also featuring
West Country leather handbags which will be on sale. Car
Parking: Please park in the road in Torrs Park. Other
Facilities: Teas sales and toilets. 8 This garden is set out
in terraces which zigzag down steep paths. You pass a pond with two types
of water lilies, and you finish at the Wilder Stream, where the gardens
are left to nature. A feature is a giant Gunnera. The gardens are also
planted with shrub and fuchsia bushes. Car
Parking: Please park in the road in Torrs Park. 9 Grounds of half an acre,
including a wooded area in a natural state. The lower level area is laid
to lawn, with flower borders and leisure areas. On the south facing slope
there are numerous shrubs and flower gardens including a colourful rockery
framed by lawn areas. Good access to level
area, poor disability access to sloping garden. Car
parking: Limited on site parking, public parking at Tunnels Beaches
car park nearby. Other
facilities: Tea sales and toilets. 10 On the edge of the
cliff, exposed to high winds but with magnificent views across Ilfracombe.
Approached from the road via steep steps leading to patio and lawn area
with borders of roses. Also side entrance with no steps. Camellias and a
Monkey Puzzle tree a feature of this interesting garden. Car
Parking: Please park in Granville Road. Other
facilities: Cream teas will be available, outside or in Greyholm. Why
not also visit the town’s parks and Nature Conservation Areas The
Cairn and Old Railway Nature Trail and reserve
owned by North Devon District Council and leased to Devon Wildlife Trust.
Managed by the Cairn Conservation Carers, a voluntary group who work
closely with the District Council. Varied wildlife and magnificent scenery
through woodland paths and along the Old Railway footpath. Hillsborough
Nature Reserve (near Chambercombe
Park Road) Magnificent coastal
scenary from the many paths that lead to the top. The hill is a Scheduled
Ancient Monument, the home of a former Iron Age Fort, and has been
formally declared a Local Nature Reserve. The area is managed by North
Devon District Council to encourage and protect the great variety of
natural flora and fauna that is present on the site. Also swimming pool,
pitch and putt, tennis and refreshments in the adjacent Larkstone Gardens. Bicclescombe
Gardens (near St Brannocks Road) Wonderful flower
borders, tennis courts, lake and ducks. Awarded the prestigious Green Flag
in 2004 and 2005 by the Civic Society in recognition of its all round
excellence. The park is managed by North Devon District Council. Perimeter indigenous
hedgerow enclose a mix of formal bedding areas, streamside banks of
Bamboo, Gunnera and Osmunda ferns, together with beds of hardy Fuchsias
and mixed shrub and herbaceous planting. The Sensory garden at
the southern end of the park shelters beneath mature trees and provides
distinctive shapes and concealed areas that offer visitors the opportunity
to ‘touch, smell and listen’ in both a tranquil and lively setting,
throughout the year. Runnymede
Gardens (seafront, near Torrs
Park) Next to the Landmark
Theatre, (look out for the roof-garden), seafront gardens with colourful
bedding, permanent shrubs and exciting herbaceous borders. Runnymede
garden has a bandstand which is planted courtesy of Ilfracombe in Bloom
and paths which will take you to the top of the nearby Southern Slopes
gardens. The gardens are managed by North Devon District Council. Adjacent is Ilfracombe
Museum, full of curiosities - admission £2 adults, senior citizens £1.50.
Also nearby is Capstone Hill with a wonderful promenade walk around to the
harbour, or walk to the top for magnificent town and coastal views. Ilfracombe
in Bloom Provides stunning summer
baskets and planters through the central area of Ilfracombe and permanent
planting in other prominent locations in the town and its outskirts. If
you would like to know more about Ilfracombe in Bloom or become involved
then contact Margaret Sutcliffe on 01271 863343. If you live in
Ilfracombe and would like to open your garden next year then call Andy
Walters on 01271 863888. Thank
you for supporting Ilfracombe In Bloom Other
gardens open include: Chambercombe Manor,
11th century house, garden and tea rooms. Open Monday to Friday
10.30 – 5.30pm and Sunday afternoons 2pm – 5.30pm Separate admission price applies. |
