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Powis Castle (National Trust)
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Welshpool
SY21 8RF
Powys
Wales
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Collection details
Architecture, Decorative and Applied Art, Personalities
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Facilities
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Access: Elderly visitors and those with mobility difficulties, heart conditions etc. should call for advice before visiting as very steep site. Designated parking. Steps to entrance. No wheelchair access to Castle. No access to other floors. Photograph album. Level entrance to shop. Level entrance to restaurant. Limited tables and chairs seating. Rest is bench seating. No access for power mobility vehicles in garden due to steep terraces. Recommended route map. Adapted WC near garden entrance.
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Contact details
Property office (Tel)
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01938 551920
Infoline (Tel)
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01938 551944
E-mail
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powiscastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website
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www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=146
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Open
Admission prices:
£8, child £4, family £20. Groups (15+) £7. Garden only: £5.50, child £2.75, family £13.75. Groups (15+) £4.50. Coaches restricted to four per day. No group rates Sun & BH Mons.
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Description
The world-famous garden, overhung with enormous clipped yews, shelters rare and tender plants. Laid out under the influence of Italian and French styles, the garden retains its original lead statues, an orangery and an aviary on the terraces. In the 18th century an informal woodland wilderness was created on the opposite ridge.
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Collections description
Perched on a rock above the garden terraces, the medieval castle contains one of the finest collections in Wales. It was originally built c.1200 by Welsh princes and was subsequently adapted and embellished by generations of Herberts and Clives, who furnished the castle with a wealth of fine paintings and furniture. A beautiful collection of treasures from India is displayed in the Clive Museum.
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Key artists and exhibits
Clive of India
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Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending August 24 2008
Summer 2008 Holiday Ideas At UK Heritage Sites And Museums
MGM 2007 - The Clive Of India Museum At Powis Castle, Wales
News In Brief - Week Ending January 28 2007
Roman Sculpture Revealed By Statue Code At Powis Castle, Wales
Summer 2007
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General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
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Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
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Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
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General Education
Education facilities available
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Facilities
Restaurant
Shop
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Copyright © 24 Hour Museum
Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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