Dunham Massey Group

Booking Pack 2020 • What to see and do...

• What’s new for 2020

• Eating & shopping

• Opening times 2020

• Group rates

• Thank you for your support

• When to visit

• Access

• Making a booking

• On the day

House The Georgian house, set within a 300 acre deer park, was once home to the Earls and Countesses of Stamford & Warrington. The largely Edwardian interiors are host to an extensive collection of objects from a family that threw very little away. Perhaps most notable are the paintings, wooden furniture and large silver collection. Home to this family for over 400 years, there are new stories to discover with every visit.

Garden There are 30 acres of garden featuring both historical and modern planting. Historical features include an Elizabethan mount, an eighteenth-century orangery, a bark house and pump house. You enter through the maturing winter garden, one of the largest in Britain. Here, thousands of snowdrops, iris, daffodils, tulips and bluebells bloom from January through to May. Continue to the sweeping lawn area beyond and summer colour can be found in the herbaceous borders and large rose garden. September is great for those who like a quieter visit and the saloon border and veg patches are looking their best. Autumn sees the changing colours of the Acers, the smell of burnt toffee from the Katsura trees and the rose garden continuing to bloom until the first frost.

Deer Park As well as the herd of 150 fallow deer, the park offers great circular walks amongst the tree-lined avenues.

Mill Over 400 years old, the mill is the oldest building on the Dunham Massey estate. Such an old building requires a lot of TLC but we run the mill wheel and working machinery as often as we can. The mill stewards are on hand to tell you about the changing uses for the building over time.

Stables & Motorhouse Explore the stables and motorhouse to hear more about the comings and goings on the estate and the changing modes of transport, from horse and carriage to the motor car.

What to see & do...

Celebrating 125 years of the National Trust In 2020 we are celebrating 125 years since the National Trust was founded with a year focussing on how Dunham Massey can positively contribute to people’s health and wellbeing.

Living and Dying Well In the house new collections and archives will be on display exploring themes such as birth, death, medicines, health, pets and pastimes.

Potted history talks Potted history talks in the house take place everyday it is open and will give you the background to the family who lived here and the people who worked here, as well as highlights of the collection.

Celebrating 10 years of the Winter Garden

From January—April we will be celebrating how the Winter Garden has grown over the past 10 years becoming a haven for people and wildlife. Join in the celebrations and take a bit of the garden home with you, including Erythronim ‘Pagoda’, Musicari ‘White Magic’, Iris ‘Harmony’ and ‘Katherine’s Gold’.

What’s new for 2020?

Eating & shopping

All our food is cooked fresh on the day and is locally

sourced where possible. We cater to all dietary

requirements so let us know if you have any allergies,

intolerances or preferences.

We have several offers available for Groups. Please see

the next page for menu options and fill in the Menu

Form included in your booking form, if you’d like to

take advantage of our deals.

Menu choices need to be made at least two weeks in

advance and cannot be made on weekends, bank

holidays or during school holidays. Please ring

0161 941 2815 to make any such bookings or return

your completed Group Booking form.

Stables Restaurant

Serving a selection of freshly prepared dishes, cakes

and sandwiches. Please see our opening times page as

times vary between summer and winter. Hot food

served between 12—2.30pm

Afternoon Tea option available to book on request.

Stamford Café

In the Visitor Centre. Hot and cold drinks, fresh salads

and sandwiches, hot savoury pastries, cakes and

biscuits.

Ice Cream Parlour

A delicious range of ice creams of many flavours. Well

behaved dogs are also welcome into the Parlour.

Shopping

Visit our shop in the Visitor Centre for a selection of

gifts, local food products, home wear, clothing,

regional art and a wide range of plants and garden

wear.

Group Booking Menu

Options...

Option 1: £5.50

BREAKFAST BAP

choose from:

Bacon Barm

Sausage Barm

Vegetarian Barm

Add a choice of either:

Coffee

Tea

Option 4:

£2.00

ICE CREAM TUB

choose from:

A variety of Ice-cream flavours:

Dairy Free Chocolate

Dutch Chocolate

Vanilla

Strawberry

Honeycomb

Option 2: £8.50

PICNIC BOX

choose from:

A selection of handmade sandwiches

Add a:

Piece of fruit and a slice of tray bake

Add a choice of either:

Coffee

Tea

Bottle of water

Option 3: £5.50

CREAM TEA which comes with a

scone, jam and cream

Add a choice of

either:

Tea

Coffee

If you would like to order from this menu please return the form included with your overall Group

Booking Form to: Group Bookings, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 4SJ or e-mail to:

dunhamgroupbookings@nationaltrust.org.uk. If you have any enquiries about group bookings or

payment options please ring: 0161 941 1025 or use the same email address.

Opening times 2020

House and Stables

15 Feb–20 March (servants area

only)

21 March – 1 November

Every day from 15 Feb—20

March

Closed every Thursday & Friday

11am – 3pm

11am – 5pm *

Garden 1 January – 14 February Daily 10.30am – 4pm **

15 February – 1 November Daily 10.30am – 5pm **

2 November – 31 December Daily 10.30am – 4pm ***

Visitor Centre (including Shop and Café)

1 January – 14 February Daily 10am – 4pm

15 February – 1 November Daily 10am – 5pm

2 November – 31 December Daily 10am – 4pm

Restaurant

1 January – 14 February Daily 10am – 3pm

15 February – 1 November Daily 10am – 4pm

2 November – 31 December Daily 10am – 3pm

Park 1 January – 31 December Daily 8am – 6pm

Mill 21 March – 1 November

Daily (Thursdays and Fridays,

Ground Floor only)

12 noon – 4 pm*

*Last entry 4pm or dusk if earlier

**Last entry 30 minutes before closing or dusk if earlier

***Last entry 30 minutes before closing or dusk if earlier; but will shut earlier during Christmas Lights,

from late November to 30 December. Closing times to be announced

Dunham Massey is closed on 9 January, 10 November and 25 December 2020.

Group rates

We offer a discounted rate for groups. To qualify, groups must book two weeks ahead, consist of at

least 15 people (including National Trust members) and pay in one transaction. Booked groups

receive a free reserved coach parking/minibus space. If group members are travelling in individual

cars, there is a charge of £7 per car (free to National Trust members).

House and Garden £14.30 per adult (15 February – 1 November)**

Garden Only £10.00 per adult (1 January – 31 December)

Children 5–16 half price, under 5s free.

**Between 15 February and 20 March only the Servants Quarters in the House will be open

Dunham Massey is a very busy property but we are happy to welcome two groups on applicable

days (see below).

When making a group booking, please state your preferred arrival time. Groups can visit the House

at any time of their choice

Unfortunately, there are some occasions; for example Sundays, Bank Holidays and event weekends;

when we are unable to take bookings due to already high numbers of visitors at the property. Also,

in severe weather conditions, we may have to close the property. In this event your group will be

contacted on the morning of your visit.

When to visit

Access

We have a number of mobility scooters and manual wheelchairs available at no cost. To pre-book,

please contact us on 0161 941 1025 or email dunhamgroupbookings@nationaltrust.org.uk There is a

lift inside the House to provide access to some areas. For more information on access and facilities

please visit our website:

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey/facilities-and-access

The money you spend goes back into helping us look after Dunham Massey each year. In

2020 we will be fundraising to support the re-roofing of the orangery and the 400 year

old mill.

Thank you for your support

1. Check availability for your chosen date and group time by emailing: dunhamgroupbookings@nationaltrust.org.uk

2. A provisional group booking will be made and a booking form sent to you. Should your first choice be unavailable, alternative dates will be suggested.

3. Please complete and return a copy of the booking form at your earliest convenience.

4. Once we have received your booking form a confirmation email/letter will be sent to you.

5. We appreciate that at the time of booking it may only be possible to provide estimated numbers. Please confirm final numbers in the week before your visit.

6. If, after you have made your booking, you also want to group book a private area in the Restaurant (see page 3) please ring 0161 941 2815 to make any such bookings.

Making a booking

• When you arrive on site you will be welcomed by the Car Park Attendant who will

direct you to your parking space and advise the Duty Manager that you have ar-

rived.

• The leader of the group should then make their way to the Visitor Centre with

membership cards for the group and any payment for non-members.

• Payment can be made by cash, credit/debit card, cheque or travel company in-

voice. Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust with contact details

printed on the reverse.

• Tickets will then be issued for your group.

• A member of staff will accompany you back to your coach/minibus for a short

welcome and orientation talk, and tickets and maps/information leaflets will be

given to your group as they leave the coach.

We hope you have a very enjoyable time at Dunham Massey.

On the day

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