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Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway

Description: Address: Southampton / Hampshire SO45 1AZ / England / A spectacular 200 acre site, world-famous for the Rothschild ... more

Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway ... Collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and rare trees and shrubs. Tour the gardens while relaxing on the train for a 20 minute journey.

Newest Review: ... you can take through the grounds, which are all very well signposted, but we quickly wandered off the main path to use some of the smaller trails that took you right into the heart of the gardens where you could see some hidden gems like: - The History Tree - which is a huge old tree that had come down exposing the rings inside the trunk. Part of the trunk has been sliced and put in a ... more

... frame, and they have marked each ring with the year it represents and noted the major events from that year from when it was planted in 1728. The Dogs Graves - what it says really, 7 tiny grave stones all in a row for the dogs that the Rothschild's have ...more

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Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway: Exbury Gardens (685 words)
by - written on 26/06/09 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway are set in the grounds of the Rothschild's Estate in Exbury - the New Forest. The main house is private, but there are 200 acres to explore which include the woods, and a daffodil meadow and the grounds go right to the bank of Beaulieu River. When you get into the grounds there are buggies that hold around 6 people that you can use if you are unable to walk very far, and you will be given a guided tour of the gardens by the driver. The buggies come around every 15 minutes and are a good way of getting around the park if you are less mobile or just fancy a ride. We wanted to walk around the grounds, partly as a nod ... Read the complete review

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