Introduction
Westonbirt is a 19th-century arboretum progressively developed and extended. A full description of this site is given in the master record, Westonbirt House.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0300 067 4890Access contact details
The site is open daily from 9 am until 8 pm or dusk, with 8 am opening at weekends.
Directions
The arboretum is situated on the A433, 3 miles south-east of Tetbury.
Owners
Forestry Commission
Great Eastern House, Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2DUOther Websites
- History
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Register of Parks and Gardens
- Reference: GD1780
- Grade: I
Plant Environment
- Plant Type
- Arboretum
Features
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Collection
Purpose
Educational
Plant Environment
Plant Type
Principal Building
Recreational
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Survival
Extant
Hectares
475
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Westonbirt with Lasborough
- References
References
- {English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest}, (Swindon: English Heritage, 2008) [on CD-ROM] Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
- Elrington, C.R. {Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 6} (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965), pp. 283-93 Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 6
- ACTA {Westonbirt Landscape and Living Collection Plan} Westonbirt Landscape and Living Collection Plan
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