Blithewold

101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114), Bristol, RI, 02809 Map

401-253-2707

You must have an Ocean State Library Card in good standing to reserve this pass.

Passes can be reserved up to one month in advance. Bookings will open up accordingly.

This is a physical pass that must be picked up at the Youth Services Desk.

This pass admits up to 6 people at the rate of $8.50 for adults and $3 for youth ages 6 to 17.

This pass is available Tuesdays through Sundays between March 27 and October 12. It is not valid for programs, afternoon teas, or Christmas at Blithewold. 

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A fusion of architecture, landscape architecture, horticulture, and decorative arts, Blithewold is among the few late 19th and early 20th century New England estates that retain their integrity and authenticity down to the details of plant materials and interior furnishings, family archives and artifacts. When walking the grounds today, you will notice a combination of historic and contemporary gardening. The 10-acre Great Lawn, Enclosed Garden, Orchard, and Cutting and Vegetable Gardens were laid out in the late 1890s. Blithewold's trees have attracted attention throughout its history: from the mid to late 1800s, former owner, John Gardner planted many of the exotic trees that so excited the visitors from the Arnold Arboretum in 1926. Today the maturity of the collection, as a whole, is one of the character-defining features of the property, and it continues to draw visitors including botanists, garden groups and home gardeners looking for ideas and inspiration. 

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