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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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