What an extraordinary garden!! (‘The oldest recorded living tree in the garden is an English oak (Quercus robur), dated to 1485.’!!!) I love that you have to book a parking spot. What a brilliant way to manage the crowds and ensure that no one wastes their time driving out then not being able to park.
What an extraordinary garden!! (‘The oldest recorded living tree in the garden is an English oak (Quercus robur), dated to 1485.’!!!) I love that you have to book a parking spot. What a brilliant way to manage the crowds and ensure that no one wastes their time driving out then not being able to park.
It's an extraordinary place! It's renowned for its rhododendrons and azaleas, and for its autumn colours. Capability Brown knew what was what, that's for sure! 1485 - to think that that tree was around when Henry VII acceded to the throne! 👀
Booking to park is only required at the moment because Sheffield Park is THE place to go around here for autumn colours. Once it quietens down a bit it'll just be 'turn up and see'. When we'd booked (a few days in advance) the only arrival slots they had available had been at 9.30am - the rest of the day was already fully booked! As the weather was absolutely dreadful there weren't all that many people there - and staff weren't checking that people had even booked. Still, it was definitely worth doing, in case we'd been turned away.
What an extraordinary garden!! (‘The oldest recorded living tree in the garden is an English oak (Quercus robur), dated to 1485.’!!!) I love that you have to book a parking spot. What a brilliant way to manage the crowds and ensure that no one wastes their time driving out then not being able to park.
It's an extraordinary place! It's renowned for its rhododendrons and azaleas, and for its autumn colours. Capability Brown knew what was what, that's for sure! 1485 - to think that that tree was around when Henry VII acceded to the throne! 👀
Booking to park is only required at the moment because Sheffield Park is THE place to go around here for autumn colours. Once it quietens down a bit it'll just be 'turn up and see'. When we'd booked (a few days in advance) the only arrival slots they had available had been at 9.30am - the rest of the day was already fully booked! As the weather was absolutely dreadful there weren't all that many people there - and staff weren't checking that people had even booked. Still, it was definitely worth doing, in case we'd been turned away.