{"id":13066,"date":"2022-07-13T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=86175"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:19:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:19:50","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-crook-hall-the-national-trusts-newest-garden","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crook-hall-the-national-trusts-newest-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Crook Hall, the National Trust\u2019s newest garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Molly Blair\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The National Trust<\/a> have opened their 221st garden on the 13th July 2022 after acquiring Grade I-listed Crook Hall and Gardens in Durham in March. The previous owners were forced to close due to the pandemic in July 2020, and this is the first time the site will be reopening its gates since then.<\/p>\n

The garden will be the gateway to County Durham<\/a>\u2018s green corridor which will link central Durham with the countryside on its fringes. The National Trust is intending to create twenty green corridors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by 2030 to help bring the benefits of the outdoors to more people.<\/p>\n

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Crook Hall Gardens<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 National Trust \/ Colin Davison<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The gardens at Crook Hall<\/h2>\n

Crook Hall is a Medieval manor house thought to have been built around the year 1217. The grounds of the hall feature ten acres of gardens in an interlinked series, each with a differing character. These include impressive borders<\/a>, a secluded walled garden, an orchard and a moat pool and maze. The gardens complement each other well, although differing in age and personality. Formal areas with topiary<\/a> hedges and straight lines are bordering traditional English cottage gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 National Trust \/ Colin Davison<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The gardens are largely laid out in a 20th century manner, created after 1928 when John and Muriel Cassels moved into Crook Hall. John was the principle of Houghall Agricultural College but it was Muriel who most likely developed the garden, both to respect the earlier walled kitchen garden<\/a> and to open up views to the cathedral and castle.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 National Trust \/ Colin Davison<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The gardens are also a haven for wildlife<\/a>, buzzing with bees<\/a> and butterflies<\/a>, ducks and moorhens on the pond and songbirds.<\/p>\n

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Crook Hall important information<\/h3>\n

Opening times<\/strong>: open daily from 10am-5pm until the 30th October, then winter weekends.<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Frankland Lane, Sidegate, Durham, DH1 5SZ<\/p>\n

Admission<\/strong>: \u00a38 for adults<\/p>\n

Cafe<\/strong>: The Garden Gate Caf\u00e9 is open 10am-5pm daily<\/p>\n

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