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Address and contact details | |
Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ | |
Tel: 01246 850430 | |
Fax: 01246 854200 | |
Email: robin.allen@national trust.org.uk | |
Web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk | |
Latitude: 53° 10' 0" N | |
Longitude: 1° 18' 3" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Ownership: | The National Trust |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, National Trust |
Personnel | |
Robin Allan | |
Contact person: | Robin Allan |
Total Staff: | 34 (4 full-time, 30 part-time) |
Policies | |
Accessions: | As for The National Trust |
Collections: | As for The National Trust |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 200 m |
Soil type: | Loam, alkaline |
Aspect: | Mostly flat |
Total area: | 3.3 ha |
Plant collection | |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1979 Computerised |
Record System: | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | 50 items, herbaceous perennials. No public access |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden guide |
Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for specific sector of the public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, for secondary, higher, public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures |
Friends Organisation: | Yes (volunteer groups) |
Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 85,000 |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 12 noon to 5.30pm April-November |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
The garden exists within the original framework of walls, built in 1597 to complement the architecturally and historically important Elizabethan Hall, with plantings sympathetic to the site and soil. | |
Location map | |
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