| Event Name: | Visit to Loseley Park with Ms Rosemary Alexander |
| Description: | Rosemary Alexander, founder and principal of the English Gardening School, will guide members of the Japan and Hong Kong Societies around the gardens and Manor at Loseley Park.
More details of the visit will be sent nearer the time but the programme will allow a walk in the gardens with Rosemary who will describe certain aspects, plants and planning considerations, a tour of the house and a 30 min illustrated talk by her on “Reducing the workload in your garden”.
The Loseley Estate was acquired by direct ancestors of the current owners at the beginning of the 16th Century and Loseley House was built in the 1560s for Elizabeth I to stay in. The Great Hall is the magnificent principal room; it contains exquisite panelling from Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace and his banqueting tents, a minstrel’s gallery, carvings by Grinling Gibbons, and a fine collection of royal and family portraits. The beautifully proportioned and furnished Drawing Room has a gilded ceiling decorated for James I’s visit, a quite magnificent chalk fireplace and some exceptional paintings and pieces of furniture. |
| Type of Event: | Trips - Travel - Excursions |
| Event Agenda: | 10:00am – 10:30am Assembly at Loseley Park. A map will be sent; there is plenty of parking.
10:15am Those travelling by train will be picked up from Guildford Station.
10:30am Coffee/Tea in Chestnut Lodge. Brief history of Loseley Park.
11.00am Guided tours of the house.
12:00pm Return to Chestnut Lodge for pre-packed lunch during which
Rosemary Alexander will give a talk “ Reducing the workload in your garden”
1:30pm-2:30pm Guided tour of the Walled Garden with The Head Gardener.
Until 4:00pm Free to wander. |
| Event Location: | Loseley Park |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Park - Garden - Open Space |
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| Event Start Date | 14-Jul-10 |