A Rare Visit to a Rothschild Garden -- Unknown to the average visitor to the New Forest, you can explore the private gardens of Edmund and Anne de Rothschild. Exbury Gardens in the New Forest (tel. 023/8089-1203; www.exbury.co.uk) is open to the public from mid-March to early November daily 10am to 5:30pm. The highest admission is charged during the summer. Entry £8 for adults, £7.50 for seniors and students, and costs £1.50 at all times for ages 3 to 15, with a family ticket costing £19. The 81-hectare (200-acre) garden is celebrated for the Rothschild collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, and camellias, a blooming riot of color in spring. But any season is a delight here, including the flowering displays in summer or the autumnal colors of the maples and deciduous azaleas. Part of the gardens can be toured on a 12 1/4-gauge Steam Railway, costing £3.50 per person.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
