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The East Park, leading down to Menagerie House and Menagerie Wood, was the site of some of the earliest and most important landscape design.

William Wentworth removed much of his father's layout of octagonal pool and cascade with formal avenues; the limes that are today just to the south of the Church are remnants of these avenues.

In their place, William planted individual trees and small copses, disposed in informal groups. Several of these trees survive, most notably a copse of beech trees, not far from the southern border of Coronation Wood, and a group of sessile oaks atop a knoll, in the middle of the Park.

In the middle of the Park, William transformed what had been stew ponds into an elegant, serpentine lake. Across the Serpentine, a Palladian Bridge was erected, carrying an informal drive that led from the Strafford Gate, near the Menagerie House, through the Park and towards Wentworth Castle.

Over the following two centuries, the eastern parkland was the subject of further change and some neglect.

Restoration

Conservatory undergoing restoration at Wentworth Castle Gardens in Barnsley.

Conservatory undergoing restoration at Wentworth Castle Gardens in Barnsley.


Opening Times

The Gardens are open daily, April to September10am-5pm, last admission 4.30pm. From October to March, 10am-4pm, last admission at 3.30pm.

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2010 Wentworth Visitor Leaflet
Wentworth Castle Gardens Visitor Leaflet

Garden Visitor Map
Wentworth Castle Gardens Visitor Map

How to find us

For sat nav use: S75 3EN

Opening Times

Open for pre-booked groups throughout the year

Wentworth Castle Gardens are a member of Yorkshire's Great Houses, Castles & Gardens

Wentworth Castle Gardens are part of the Gardens of South Yorkshire, a group of nine gardens across South Yorkshire who support each other. For more information visit the Gardens of South Yorkshire website.


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