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OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568
(516) 333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
Steel-fortune heir John "Jay" Phipps promised his wife a country estate to rival her childhood home—England's thousand-year old historical milestone and landmark, Battle Abbey.
Built in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 150 acres, featuring carefully planned formal gardens and landscaped grounds interspersed with woodlands, ponds and lakes. It is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts.
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OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568
(516) 333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
The garden is considered by some to be the finest English garden in the United States. The rose garden and a "Ghost Walk" of hemlocks were patterned after sections of Battle Abbey. David Austin English roses are showcased.
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OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568
(516) 333-0048
http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
In June each year there is a British Country Fair which includes English, Irish, Scots and Welsh performers and wares as well as equestrian exhibits —polo, fox hunting, riding demos and even antique carriage rides. For gardeners, they showcase.
If all that isn't enough for the Anglophile, during World War II, the estate also was a playground for 30 English children brought to Long Island to escape the Battle of Britain. "The Age of Innocence," a 1993 film based on Edith Wharton's 1920 novel, was filmed here.
OPEN: house and garden separate prices.10-5 Wed-Mon. Apr 28 - Oct 31. Open Sundays in Nov until Thanksgiving; special holiday hours in Dec.
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BELCOURT MANSION
657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
(401)846-0669
http://www.belcourtcastle.com/
Privately-owned Belcourt is special among all the amazing Newport mansions. There is a whole different feeling when you explore a castle where someone actually lives. The Tinney's collection of artifacts from thirty-two countries includes stained glass windows dating from the 13th century. The mansion also includes an Italian banquet hall and English Tudor library. Authentic details include the large hump in the library floor, built as in the Tudor period, to prevent the devil from getting sure footing.
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BELCOURT MANSION
657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
(401)846-0669
http://www.belcourtcastle.com/
Theme Tours make Belcourt quite distinctive. The Camelot Tour, celebrated in song by the RI Touring Ensemble, begins in Belcourt Castle's palatial Banquet Hall with King Arthur singing the virtues of Camelot. English style mini meat pies, fruits, cheeses, breads and dainty desserts are presented "medieval style". But there is also a Royal Medieval or Renaissance Banquet complete with authentic menu, everyone in costume, and troubadours singing period music. How many chances do you get to tour a castle by candlelight? It's hard to choose between them all, including the Silver Tea and Coffee Tours. Call ahead for reservations.
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BELCOURT MANSION
657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
(401)846-0669
http://www.belcourtcastle.com/
OPEN: Jan-Mar, Nov & Dec, Mon-Fri, 10-3, Sat & Sun, 10-4; Apr-mid-Jun & Mid-Sep to Oct, 10-5. Mid-Jun to Mid-Sep, daily 9-5. ADMISSION: Adult 10.00, Senior/College 8.00, Age 65 or older/college undergraduate with ID/Students 7.00, Ages 13-17 /Children 5.00, Ages 6-12 years free.
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