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Oakdene

A village garden with a variety of features. Trees and shrubs, herbaceous and annual flowers, vegetable beds and glasshouse housing both annual and perennial, ornamental and food crops. Orchard and bees also kept and honey for sale. A nice display of historical documents of the house, garden and the village.

Owner Info

  • Mr Tim Marshall
Oakdene
Oakdene
Oakdene
Oakdene
Oakdene
Oakdene

About Oakdene

The garden at Oakdene in the Isle of Wight village of Rookley is a mixture of vegetable plots, flower beds and lawns. There is an orchard that is home to a variety of wildflowers during the seasons and occasional visits from red squirrels. There is a pond with goldfish, newts and frogs. There is an apiary and two glasshouses. Two trellises supporting Seagull roses are particularly attractive at certain times of the year. In 2020 it was the winner of a local “Best Garden” award.
The house was built during the 1840s and there are handwritten documents going back to the original purchase of the land in October 1845.
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Oakdene features

Location details

Oakdene,
Ventnor,
Isle Of Wight,
PO38 3NH

Directions to Oakdene
Oakdene is next to Rookley Old School on the Shanklin side & almost opp Niton Rd. Parking will be signed.

Oakdene openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • No information available at this time, please get in touch with the owners for details.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Oakdene at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Oakdene, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Oakdene are accessible to wheelchair users.

Oakdene is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.