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An eighteenth-century country estate
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In 1854, the estate came to Thomas Acton who built the garden in collaboration with the curators of the National Botanic Gardens
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The original house remains on the property and is in the process of being refurbished
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The garden is famous for its rhododendron collection, and includes a gigantic century old rhododendron
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The gardens are open daily, except for Christmas Day