Gardens · South Wales
Swiss Cottage
In or near Dixton.
Swiss Cottage — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Jaggery — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Swiss Cottage is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=6389
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Swiss Cottage, Rockfield, Monmouthshire is a gatehouse to The Hendre estate and was designed by Sir Aston Webb in 1905. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Hendre was the country home of the Rolls family since the 18th century and, as the fortunes of the family rose, was subject to three major expansions in the 19th and 20th centuries, to the designs of George Vaughan Maddox, then Thomas Henry Wyatt, and finally Aston Webb. Webb constructed the Cedar Library at the main mansion in the very late 19th century and in 1905 designed the Swiss Cottage. It formed a terminal point on the “3-mile Drive” constructed by Lord Llangattock, and designed by Henry Ernest Milner. The cottage is single-storeyed, with a dormer above, and is constructed of old red sandstone. The architectural historian John Newman described Swiss Cottage as "a sweet little…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8255, -2.7546
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Whitecastle
- Postcode
- NP25 5PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1905
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743962 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swiss Cottage, Rockfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swiss Cottage?
- Swiss Cottage is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP25 5PZ), in the parish of Whitecastle.
- What is Swiss Cottage?
- Swiss Cottage — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Swiss Cottage?
- Drivers can use postcode NP25 5PZ.
- When was Swiss Cottage built?
- Built or established in 1905. Designed by Aston Webb.
- Who owns Swiss Cottage?
- Swiss Cottage is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Swiss Cottage a listed building?
- Swiss Cottage is officially recognised as II listed.
- Is Swiss Cottage a protected site?
- Yes — Swiss Cottage is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Swiss Cottage?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP25 5PZ. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.