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Hylands Park

Hylands Estate is a beautiful example of a restored picturesque landscape originally designed by Humphry Repton (19th C).

As well as historic parkland there are formal Pleasure Gardens, including the award winning One World Garden, the Stables Visitor Centre with Gift Shop and Cafe, Ancient Woodland and a Serpentine Lake.

You can find Hylands Park entrance on the A414 Greenbury Way or Writtle by-Pass (entrance 2).  To visit the House follow the brown signs on the A414 London Road (formerly called the A1016) (entrance 1).  To see a map indicating the entrances click on the Parks and Green Spaces leaflet to the right of this page.  

Park features include:

• 2 car parks (Blue Badge holder car park between House and Stables Centre)
• Family friendly eatery (Hutton's Cafe within the Stables Visitor Centre)
• Stables Visitor Centre including Gift Shop
• Toilets: Writtle Car Park, House and Stables Visitor Centre
• Children's play area
• Pleasure gardens and ponds
• One World Garden
• South Wood (ancient wood)
• Serpentine Lake
• 574 acres of historic parkland (232 ha) 

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