{"id":5855,"date":"2021-07-15T09:07:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:09:47","slug":"croome-visiting-summer-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2021\/07\/croome-visiting-summer-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Croome &#8211; Visiting Summer 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/croome\">Croome <\/a>provides a wonderful day out. Owned by the Coventry for many years, at the heart is Croome Court, surrounded by amazing gardens and parkland to explore. These were designed by Robert Adam and Lancelot &#8216;Capability&#8217; Brown. They have been restored over the years by the National Trust<\/p>\n<p>As a former RAF base, volunteers have created a RAF museum here. The house contains different art installations, working with artists in response to Croome&#8217;s architecture and history.<\/p>\n<p>Croome is open every day and you don&#8217;t need to book your visit in advance. Please note that the house is currently closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Unfortunately the Play area is closed due to essential maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5700 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-1024x449.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-300x131.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-768x336.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-150x66.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra-400x175.jpg 400w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/summeratcroome2creditarnheldeserra.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Facilities<\/h2>\n<p>Croome Court &#8211; ground floor open Wed-Sun with one way system in place.<\/p>\n<p>RAF Museum &#8211; open every day 11am-4pm, with a queueing and one way system in place.<\/p>\n<p>Church &#8211; open every day 10am-5:30pm<\/p>\n<p>Play areas &#8211; Both the RAF themed play park and natural play area are now open,\u00a0 with visitors responsible for monitoring a safe number of children using the park at one time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5359\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5359\" class=\"wp-image-5359 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PANORAMA-TOWER-OPEN-DAY-CREDIT-KATHRYN-RUDD-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama Tower Credit Kathryn Rudd<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Staying safe:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To help keep everyone safe, please follow social distancing and government guidance when you visit.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll find sinks for hand washing in the available toilets. You will find hand sanitiser at the toilets and the Canteen.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re showing any of the symptoms of coronavirus, or if you&#8217;ve been in contact with anyone that has the virus in the last 14 days, please don\u2019t visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Planning your visit:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You no longer need to pre-book a ticket to visit Croome. At peak times, particularly at weekends, the car park may reach its full capacity. This will mean that we cannot accept any more visitors on to the site. Please consider visiting on a weekday to avoid disappointment.<\/li>\n<li>Entry and parking is free for NT members, but please bring your membership card with you. Non-members will need to pay on arrival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Parking and arrival:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>On arrival, please park and head towards the visitor centre to our reception. A member of the team will greet you.<\/li>\n<li>There are designated blue badge spaces available close by the Visitor Centre in the car park.<\/li>\n<li>We ask our visitors to stay at Croome for the recommended 2 hours to allow for safe social distancing within the parkland.<\/li>\n<li>The car park gates will be locked at 5.30pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5856\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087.jpg 800w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/800px-Croome_Court_1_4575100087-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Croome provides a wonderful day out. Owned by the Coventry for many years, at the heart is Croome Court, surrounded by amazing gardens and parkland to explore. These were designed by Robert Adam and Lancelot &#8216;Capability&#8217; Brown. They have been restored over the years by the National Trust<\/p>\n<p>As a former RAF base, volunteers have [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5857,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5855\/revisions\/5857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}