 Futher details of the visit to Calke Abbey and Park The visit to Calke Abbey (National Trust) includes a tour of the house with a visit to the gardens and grounds and an informal picnic. For further details of the house and grounds see the National Trust webpage. More An informal picnic in the grounds of Calke Abbey with the opportunity to visit the house and gardens. Calke Abbey is a house which turned its back on time. Little has changed here since the late 19th century, and today it offers you a vivid illustration of the English country house in decline. Visit and you'll encounter a mansion with a unique character, crammed full of extraordinary contents, hidden away in the hollow of a historic deer-park. Visit the House, the cellars and servants' tunnel and then explore the stable-yard. In the walled gardens, explore the Orangery, the flower and kitchen gardens. Visit the tea room. Take a walk around Calke Park, a National Nature Reserve, where you can see roaming deer and a 1,000-year-old oak tree. |
Sunday
18th April 2010 Open to V8 Register members and friends and fellow MG Car Club members. The Midlands Centre and MGC Register of the MG Car Club have been invited. Arrival time is scheduled for approximately 12.00 noon. Pay at an entry kiosk (Ticknall) £1.40 (an MG Car Club group entry rate). National Trust members free. Then assemble in a designated parking area for MG Car Club members only which can also be used as the informal picnic area. Then two further options are available:. Unguided tour of the House and Gardens Pay on the day £8.50 per person. Free to NT members. Gardens only Pay on the day £5.30 per person. Free to NT members. How do I find Calke Abbey? It is 10 miles south of Derby, on the A514 at Ticknall between Swadlincote and Melbourne. Access from the M42/A42 exit 13 and A50 Derby South. Ordnance survey reference 128:SK367226. A 'one-way' system operates in the park; access only via Ticknall entrance. Postcode: DE73 7LE Multimap location map Maps Important No part of the event is timed and it is not a rally or a competitive event. |
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do I join the V8 Picnic in the Park 2010? Bookings can be made direct with the organiser Ken Clayton for this event. The event is open to all members of the MG Car Club and their friends. Download a booking form |
Event
organiser Ken Clayton Mob. 07973 899056 |