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Upton
House & Country Park |
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Description |
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Upton House is a Grade II listed
building built in 1818, set in a Country Park of more than
100 acres of gardens, woodland and parkland.
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park attracts an estimated 200,000 visitors each year who
come to wander through and picnic in the gardens or to birdwatch
from the hide overlooking the saltmarshes and mudflats of
the harbour.
The house is generally open every other Sunday afternoon
for a guided tour of the ground floor (check website to determine
which Sunday it is open). The tour currently only covers the ground floor (there is
an interesting basement area which the volunteers have been
trying to get the local council to allow them to open up).
The guide gives an excellent talk on the history of the people
who have lived in the house, including Sir
Roger Tichborne who's story has been
made into a book and a film. |
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Open
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The Park is
open all year. For a tour of the house see the Upton House
Website.
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Prices |
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Contact |
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More pictures |
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Directions
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From the A35
follow the Brown signs to the Park. Streetmap
30 minute walk along the water's edge from Poole Railway Station.
There is a cycle track from Poole Railway Station to the park. |
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Parking |
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Refreshments |
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The Peacock Tearoom - for details call (01202) 672628
Refreshment Kiosk - open weekend afternoons throughout the year,
and most weekdays afternoons during the summer. |
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Accessibility |
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Toilet
facilities for the disabled are available in the car park
and by the Tearooms, using the RADAR lock system. RADAR padlocks
are also fitted to the two cycle barriers in the park.
Main
paths around the park are wheelchair accessible as are Upton
House and the Peacock Tearooms. For further details about
facilities for the disabled in the park, Tel: (01202) 672625. |
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