Lydiard House

Lydiard House
Lydiard Park
Lydiard Tregoze
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 3PA
England

Website

www.lydiardpark.org.uk

www.swindon.gov.uk

E-mail

lydiardpark@swindon.gov.uk

Telephone

01793 770401

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Lydiard Park
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Lydiard Park is the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke. The ground floor state rooms of the Palladian house are open to visitors all year round. Containing original family furnishings, portraits and photographs of the St John family and ornate plasterwork, the house is beautifully presented and outside the 18th century ornamental fruit and flower Walled Garden has recently been restored to its former glory. St Mary's Church next to the house also contains some exceptional monuments to the St John family.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site

 Opening hours

March-October
Tuesdays to Sundays 1100-1700 Closed Mondays, except Bank Holiday Mondays
November-February
Tuesdays to Sundays 1100-1600 Closed Mondays, except Bank Holiday Mondays

 Admission charges

Joint entry to Lydiard House & walled garden £4.70 adult, £4.20 senior, £2.30 child, £12 adult (admits 4 max of 2 adults)
Entry to Lydiard House £3.70 adult, £3.20 senior, £1.80 child, £9.50 family (admits 4 max of 2 adults)
Under 5s go free, discounts for pre-booked groups

 Getting there

By road: from J16 M4 follow brown signs to Lydiard Park, from A419 and other routes follow signs to West Swindon and follow the brown signs to Lydiard Park

By bus: Thamesdown Transport services 1 & 1A to Middleleaze or Ramleaze from Fleming Way in town centre, nearest bus stop to Lydiard Park entrance is Wilmot Close

Additional info

Entry to the grounds of Lydiard Park and parking is free.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Personalities, Social History

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
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A Story Walk in the Woods

  • 30 July 2014 11am-2:30pm
  • 6 August 2014 11am-2:30pm
  • 13 August 2014 11am-2:30pm
  • 20 August 2014 11am-2:30pm
  • 27 August 2014 11am-2:30pm

Join our dynamic story tellers each week as we bring a range of stories, excerpts, rhymes and poems to life and explore the seasonal signs of summer around the Park. The story walks take place every Wednesday over the Summer Holidays. Two sessions are available each day from 11:00 to 12:30 and 13:00 to 14:30.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 5-6

Admission

£5.00 per child.

Website

http://www.lydiardpark.org.uk/events/Pages/A-Story-Walk-in-the-Woods.aspx

Getting there

By road: from J16 M4 follow brown signs to Lydiard Park, from A419 and other routes follow signs to West Swindon and follow the brown signs to Lydiard Park

By bus: Thamesdown Transport services 1 & 1A to Middleleaze or Ramleaze from Fleming Way in town centre, nearest bus stop to Lydiard Park entrance is Wilmot Close

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