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| This outstanding ¾ha (2 acre) Victorian garden includes an orangery, summer houses, roses, herbaceous borders, fernery, croquet lawn and a 17th-century thatched barn. The town house, built c.1722, is renowned for its very fine plaster and wood rococo decoration. There are also displays about the Peckover family. Reed Barn Restaurant, shop and second-hand bookshop open as house. | | | | For car parking follow signs to Chapel Road car park and walk from there (250yds). Note: visitors to Peckover will find within walking distance the birthplace house (not NT) of Octavia Hill, who co-founded the National Trust in 1895. Tel. 01945 476358 for opening times. Additional charge for group visits outside normal opening times | | | | Guided tours Average length of visit: 2hrs 30mins. On-board coach welcome. Out of hours tours£. Special interest tours: Twilight Tours£. National Trust Connection (joint tour with Octavia Hill Birthplace House)£ | | | | Coach parking No coach parking, drop-off point. Nearest parking: Harecroft Road, 500yds | | | | On site catering Licensed tea-room, assisted service, 80 covers in Reed Barn. Set menu, out of hours catering available. Groups can reserve tables | | |
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