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Tatton Park Knutsford, Cheshire |
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Set in 1000 acres
Tatton Park offers parkland with herds of deer, lakes and beautiful
gardens. The gardens are divided into different themes and modified over
the years by members of the Egerton Family. |
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To see a map of the area click here |
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Restaurant, shops and cycle hire. |
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Following the path through the pergola to the gardens |
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Flower bed in Charlotte's Garden named after Lady Charlotte Egerton wife of William Egerton. |
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The Rose Garden |
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Stone bench and small pond in the Tower Garden |
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Statue of 'Fame' in the Tower garden |
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Dominating this part of the garden is the Tower, it was built on the boundary of the garden and parkland and was used originally as a lookout for sheep stealing on the parkland. |
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The African Hut was built by Maurice Egerton the last owner of Tatton, he owned land in Africa and spent much of his time there farming and big game hunting, he built the hut during the war years to remind him of his love of Africa. |
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Wooden bridge over the lake known as the Golden Brook |
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The Japanese Garden |
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Cranes in the Japanese Garden |
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The garden is in the style of the Tea Garden |
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The 'Almond Eye' bridge |
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The Shinto Shrine |
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The Fernery |
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The Italian Garden |
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Statue of Neptune |
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The Mansion overlooking the Italian gardens |
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All Images © John Beres 2003-2008 |
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