Ballywalter
Newtownards
Co. Down. BT22 2PP
Dear IGPS member,
This is to let you know that our next visit is to Ballywalter Park, Ards
Peninsula, County Down at 2.00 pm on Saturday 24th July 2021.
This event is for IGPS members only.
Entry to this event is by pre-booked paid tickets which can be obtained
through the Eventbrite website (see url link below).
The ticket price is £15.50 per member plus an Eventbrite booking fee of
£1.93 (Total £17.43).
The ticket price includes a tour of the ground floor of the house, a tour of
the garden and refreshments.
The £15.50 ticket price reflects a subvention of £7 for members on the full
cost of £22.50.
Tickets will be available to book on Tuesday 13th July at 9.00 a.m.
The url link to the event page on Eventbrite where tickets can be booked is:
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
2790657>
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
790657
Members must have paid their 2021/22 subscription fee before booking a
ticket.
When booking, we will be asking for a phone number (mobile phone or home
phone) for Covid-19 contact tracing purposes.
The full information about the visit and Ballywalter Park is included below.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Best wishes,
The Organising Committee
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SATURDAY 24th July 2021 at 2.00 pm
IGPS VISIT TO BALLYWALTER PARK , ARDS PENINSULA, CO.DOWN.
All tickets for this event must be pre-booked through Eventbrite before 9.00
pm on Monday 19th July 2021.
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE AT 9.00 a.m. ON TUESDAY 13th JULY 2021
ADMISSION RATES:
THIS VISIT IS FOR IGPS MEMBERS ONLY AND THE PRICE IS £15.50 PER TICKET (plus
an Eventbrite fee of £1.93) : TOTAL £17.43
The ticket price includes a tour of the ground floor of the house, a tour of
the garden and refreshments.
The £15.50 ticket price reflects a subvention of £7 for members on the full
cost of £22.50.
Members must have paid their 2021/22 subscription fee before booking a
ticket.
DESCRIPTION
Ballywalter House and Garden is the home of Lord & Lady Dunleath and has
been in the family for 170 years.
The Mansion House in Ballywalter Park was built in the Italianate Palazzo
style by the eminent architect Sir Charles Lanyon and has been afforded
Grade A * listing as being of exceptional architectural importance.
The house is surrounded by 30 acres of pleasure grounds and is situated
within the walled demesne of some 270 acres. The total Estate runs to over
1200 acres and is home to one of Northern Ireland’s largest dairy herds and
it also includes significant acreages of arable crops and mixed woodland.
The Walled Garden has been described by Lady Dunleath as her personal
paradise. The gardening team has worked hard in recent years to restore the
Walled Garden to its former glory.
ITINERARY
Numbers are strictly limited to a maximum of 60 members in total.
The event starts at 2.00 pm sharp and is expected to end by 5.00 pm.
The visit will consist of a tour of the house plus a tour of the garden.
Refreshments will be provided and are included in the ticket price.
On arrival, members will be split into two groups. The first group will
visit the house (complying with regulations) while the second group visits
the garden. Each of these tours will last approximately one hour. Following
this the first group will visit the garden while the second group visits the
house (complying with regulations) and again each tour will last
approximately one hour.
In terms of access / mobility issues, the following information has been
received:
– The tour of the house encompasses the ground floor only and there
are three easy steps up into the house on arrival and then three steps down
to the Gentlemen’s Wing and on to the Conservatory. Cars for seriously
disabled people can be driven to the Conservatory at the end of the tour to
collect them.
– As far as the gardens and pleasure grounds are concerned, the
lawns are relatively level and easy to negotiate, particularly in dry
weather when the ground is firm. The paths are gravel but unfortunately are
not wheelchair-friendly.
Directions to Ballywalter Park: These will be issued prior to the event to
those who have booked tickets.
(Please continue reading below for important contact tracing and Covid-19
precautions)
IMPORTANT – CONTACT TRACING AND COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
THIS VISIT IS LIMITED TO IGPS MEMBERS ONLY.
CONTACT TRACING
When booking your ticket on Eventbrite, you must type in the name of each
IGPS member for whom you are booking a ticket, their email address and phone
number. If you do not have a personal contact telephone for a member when
booking the ticket(s) insert your own phone number. You should then forward
the contact telephone number of the other member(s) to the organiser (see
below) as soon as possible after booking your tickets and before the event.
Organiser’s contact details: <mailto:adrian.walsh@ntlworld.
adrian.walsh@ntlworld.com
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS ON THE DAY OF THE VISIT
Members are requested to observe social distancing and hand hygiene advice.
Bottles of hand sanitiser will be available to use on arrival.
Please note that with regard to the house tour, face coverings must be worn
indoors in accordance with government guidance (see link below).
Members should bring their own face coverings.
Visitors are also most welcome to use the face covering for the garden tour
if they wish.
<http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/
www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/