Visit: Mells Manor, Mells

22nd Jun 2018 11am - 1:30pm
Greenwich Mean Time

at Mells Manor

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Tickets

Members only admission

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£12.00 + Free handling

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Event Details

By kind permission of Lord and Lady Oxford.

Mells Manor, built in the 16th century, along with its garden walls, has been designated, as a Grade I listed building, and is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Restoration of the garden and house was carried out by Sir Edwin Lutyens with advice from Gertrude Jekyll in the early 20th century. The garden is relaxed: there are roses, some chosen by Norah Lindsay, herbaceous borders, a kitchen garden, and a more formal section.

Lord Oxford will introduce the house and take us on a tour of the adjacent and beautiful St Andrew’s church, before leading a small group tour of the house alternating with a chance to enjoy the garden.

There will be no refreshments on arrival but please see below. You may picnic in the grounds for lunch.

Refreshments: Mells Walled Garden Café about 100 yards away serves tea and coffee and a light lunch: a place for the latter would need to be reserved (please email ha.atherton@ymail.com). This venue also has a charming cottage garden and plant nursery.

What is the Handling Charge for?

To ensure tickets are delivered safely and securely and to keep the price as low as possible for you, the ticket buyer, Dorset Gardens Trust generally uses our E-ticket system unless otherwise stated.

For this service we charge a small Handling Fee to cover the debit/credit card processing fees, customer services, processing and distribution of tickets and our secure server costs. We always try to keep these costs to an absolute minimum. If you feel at any time that our prices are not fair or competitive we'd be happy to hear from you.

Delivery

If you have ordered physical paper tickets there is a further Delivery cost added to cover the delivery of your order through the Royal Mail network.

We always endeavour to keep these costs as low as possible to merely cover the costs of postage. We only charge you one Delivery cost per order so if there is a big group of you recommend purchasing larger amounts in one order.

When you purchase tickets through Dorset Gardens Trust, the full face value of the ticket is shown. This price is the price set by the event organiser and we pay this full amount to the organiser without any deductions.

Dorset Gardens Trust

We are a conservation charity working to protect the county's many historic parks and gardens for future generations.

We work with garden owners and local and national bodies to highlight, protect and encourage the conservation and restoration of designed landscapes, ranging from stately homes to public parks, cottage gardens to cemeteries. Principally funded by over 500 members, we run visits, lectures and events where members can share their interest and knowledge in a sociable atmosphere.