£50.50 NT Members £65.50 Non NT Members (Non JG member)
Overview
Our 2 hours Walton to Hampton Court Boat Trip, passes through two locks and takes you through the beautiful reaches of Sunbury and Hampton (Great views of Hampton Court) and also past Taggs Island and Garrick Temple. The boat also goes through the Desborough Channel to D’Oyly Carte Island and returns to Hampton Court via the meandering old river, past Shepperton Manor, picturesque bungalows and gardens. There is coffee/tea on board. We then drive to Claremont Landscape Gardens. Steeped in nearly 300 years of history, this eighteenth-century garden is a green oasis in the heart of Surrey within easy reach of London. Previously the countryside retreat of queens and heirs, Claremont has always been somewhere to escape everyday life and enjoy simple outdoor pleasures. Many of the great names in landscape design history played a part in the creation of the estate. Over the years Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles Bridgeman, William Kent and ‘Capability’ Brown all put their own distinctive stamp on the pleasure grounds, and in 1866 Queen Victoria herself acquired the estate to save it from development. Today you can still spot lots of historical features in the garden, including the large turf amphitheatre, serpentine lake, grotto, Camellia Terrace and Belvedere Tower. There is a small café at Claremont but you may prefer to bring a picnic to eat on the coach.
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