Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens and Hardy Plant Nursery, Windgather Rocks, Kettleshulme, Nr. Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, SK23 7RF

Tel: 01663 733787

A Himalayan garden in the Pennine Hills. A strenuous ride to a beautiful garden.

Opening hours (2010):

Garden and nursery: 4 March - June: 10.30-17.00, Thurs-Sun, bank holidays.

Nursery: by appointment at other times.

Facilities:

Tea room for light refreshments (sandwiches etc) 11.00-16.30 when garden open.

Admission fee (2010):

Adult £4.00; child £1.50

From the Cheshire Cycleway:

At Nab End, to the north of Lamaload Reservoir, take Hooleyhey Lane downhill to Saltersford Hall and Jenkin Chapel, then the steep climb up to Pym Chair, where you turn left along the ridge (passing Windgather rocks on the right). At the five-lane crossroads (Fivelane-ends), take the first left that leads to Dunge Gardens.

Alternatively, take a more kindly graded but busier B road. Leave the Cycleway where it crosses the B5470 and head for Kettleshulme, where you take the lane on the right that leads to Fivelane-ends and Dunge Gardens.

Find this place marked in the centre of this map.

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