Claremont Landscape Garden
Claremont Landscape Garden | |
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English garden | |
Location | Elmbridge, Surrey |
Coordinates | 51°21′28″N 0°22′41″W / 51.3579°N 0.3781°W |
Area | 49 acres (20 ha) |
Created | 1715-1727 |
Operated by | National Trust |
Open | All year round |
Designation | Grade I[1] |
Claremont Landscape Garden, just outside
History
Originally created for
Work on the gardens began around 1715 and by 1727 they were described as "the noblest of any in Europe".[citation needed] Within the grounds, overlooking the lake, is an unusual-turfed amphitheatre, which used to form the centrepiece of an annual event called the Claremont Fête champêtre. Hundreds of visitors descended on Claremont, most in costume (each year has a different theme) to enjoy four days of music, theatre and fireworks.
Stewardship
Also within the grounds is the Belvedere Tower, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh for the
In 1949 the landscape garden was donated to the
Gallery
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Belvedere Tower
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Grass amphitheatre
Transport
The entrance to the garden is directly off the A307, Portsmouth Road. Buses from Kingston on Thames, Esher and Guildford stop nearby. The road originally ran closer to the lake but Robert Clive had it moved further north to its present alignment in 1771.[3]
Bibliography
- Turner, Roger, Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape, 2nd ed. Phillimore, Chichester, 1999, pp. 115– 118.
See also
- English Garden
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "Claremont (1000324)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "Home Landscaping and Garden Fair". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b Chessum, Sophie; Rogers, Kevin; Rowell, Christopher (2000). Claremont. Swindon: National Trust. p. 20, 55.