Owner/management: St Modwen Properties with German investors Willi and Thomas Reitz
Opening times: Garden open every day, except for Christmas Day as follows:
Gardens and Adventure Play:
10am to 6pm (1st April 2008 – 30th September 2008)
10am to 4pm (1st October 2007 – Easter 2008)
Lakeside and Woodland Walks:
8am to 8pm or 1 hour before dusk
Admission Prices: Single Adult £ 7.00
Child 5-15yrs £ 6.00
Senior Citizens/Students/Disabled £ 6.50
Family Ticket £ 24.00
(max 2 Adults plus up to 3 Children)
Child under 5 FREE
(limited to 2 free places per each paying adult)
Companion of a disabled person FREE
For group bookings, joint tickets etc. see website
Free entry to lakeside and Woodland Walks
Events, programme, exhibitions: A great number of workshops, guided tours, plant sales and other during the year. See website for details.
Customer Services:
Shop: Home and garden products in the Trentham Garden Centre. Great variety of outlets in The Shopping Village
Tea Room/ Restaurant: Licensed Garden Tea Room in the Italian Garden. Lakeside Café situated at the south of the lake. Many other food outlets in the Shopping Village and Garden Centre
Hotel: Premier Inn on site
119 bedrooms
WC: Disabled toilets in the shopping village (x 2 locations), garden centre, Gardens and Adventure Play.
Toilets located throughout the estate, shopping village, restaurants and gardens.
Parking: Free parking
Seats and benches: Yes
Average visitor duration: 3- 4 hours
Accessibility in the Gardens: Good thinly dressed gravel surfaces. Some steep slopes and steps in the garden, but most areas of the garden accessible to all. Wheelchairs are available with deposit from the Gardens Entrance.
Children’s programme/ events or other educational activities: Adventure Playground situated inside the Italian Garden. Also Woodland Discovery Trail and Monkey Forest (entrance fee). Also special events for children. See website for details.
New supported schools and family activity programmes available.
Maps of sites/ visitor information:
Visitors will receive a new map leaflet for the garden.
Guide book etc. on sale at the entrance.
Signage on site and on selected plants:
Interpretation on site – directional, health and safety guidance. Info on garden improvements and new plantings by Tom Stuart Smith and Piet Oudolf. Some historical information.
Dogs:
No dogs are allowed in the Gardens & Adventure Play, with the exception of Guide Dogs and other registered support dogs. All dogs must be kept on a lead in the rest of the Estate at all times.
