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Shalden Park House

Shalden Park House welcomes you to our 4 acre garden to enjoy a stroll through the arboretum, herbaceous borders, rose garden, kitchen garden and wildlife pond. Refreshments will be served from the pool terrace.

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Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House
Shalden Park House

About Shalden Park House

The gardens of Shalden Park House feature an arboretum, herbaceous borders, wildlife pond, and a walled kitchen garden with both cutting and vegetable beds. The cottage garden style planting includes peonies, irises, alliums, nepeta and an abundance of roses.

With sweeping views across the lawns to the countryside beyond, the garden has an open feel and enjoys a bright, sunny aspect. The lawns in the main garden are enclosed by herbaceous borders with a mixture of shrubs, perennials and ornamental grasses as well as a mature Magnolia x soulangiana Lennei. Other notable specimens in the garden are the fully mature Robinia pseudoacacia ‘False Acacia’ which in a warm, late spring is covered in pea like flowers and the Sequoiadendron wellingtonia ‘Giant Redwood’.

The arboretum was started in 1990 by first under-sowing wildflower seed in an existing paddock area, then over the years we have added a varied selection of trees. The wildlife pond encourages wildfowl to breed. We have an outdoor swimming pool surrounded by Mediterranean stye borders which leads to the Headland border, recently redesigned and planted with a mix of soft planting in whites, blues and pinks. Our walled garden comprises of two greenhouses and both vegetable and cutting beds. A wide selection of vegetables are grown as well as fruit, sweet peas and dahlias for cutting. A mature fig tree climbs the walls as well as a mixture of climbing roses.

We look forward to seeing you at our NGS open day where ample parking is available and refreshments are provided with seating on the terrace of the outdoor pool.

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Location details

Shalden Park House,
Alton,
Hampshire,
GU34 4DS

Directions to Shalden Park House
B3349 from Alton or M3 J5 onto B3349. Turn W at Kapadokya Restaurant (formerly The Golden Pot pub) signed Herriard, Lasham, Shalden. Entrance ¼m on L. Disabled parking on entry.

Shalden Park House openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of local charities.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 14:00-17:00

Accessibility

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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 Shalden Park House at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Shalden Park House. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Shalden Park House are accessible to wheelchair users.

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