Little Sparta is a place for contemplation,
intellectual receptiveness and enjoyment. The garden
as a whole discloses to the viewer who walks round it
many complexities of meaning, sentiment and wit. It
is also a fragile place, easily damaged by the northern
climate and constantly requiring careful conservation.
For this reason visits to the garden are on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday afternoons, 2:30-5pm, from 7th June to 30th September. Visits by groups of 10 or more should be made by appointment: telephone Laura Robertson on 07826 495677 or contact her by e-mail.
The fee for visiting the garden is £10.
The garden is not suitable for young children or dogs.
Transport from Edinburgh
There will be a minibus service to Little Sparta on Wednesday afternoons, the 12, 19 & 26 August and 2 Sept. The coach will leave the Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh
at 1.30 pm and be return by 6 pm . Cost, including entry to the garden is £25 per person.
There will also be a NEW Sunday bus service operated by Transpentland Minibus Hire running on 5th July, 2nd August & 6th September. This service will depart from Waterloo Place in central Edinburgh at 1.30 p.m. and departs from Little Sparta at 5 pm. Again, cost is £25 per person including bus fare, admission to Little Sparta, and your choice of camera tag or guide book.
Places are limited and booking ahead is essential. For details contact Laura Robertson, as above.
Photography Policy
Little Sparta in its entirety is protected by copyright. On payment of a small fee, visitors may take photographs or video for their own private use or study. However, no images of Little Sparta may be published or broadcast without explicit prior permission from Wild Hawthorn Press (Contact
wildhawthornpres@btconnect.com, telephone
+ 44 (0) 1899 810252) .
Driving directions
Little Sparta is reached from Edinburgh
by the A702 as far as Dolphinton, where there is a
right turn to Dunsyre. Continue through the village for about
a mile and Little Sparta is signed on the right.
From Glasgow leave the M8 at junction
6 for the A73, then the A721 at Carluke; continue to
Newbigging where there is a left turn to Dunsyre. Before
you reach the village Little Sparta is on the left.
Car parking is about half a mile from
the garden and strong footwear is recommended for the
track leading up from the road to Little Sparta.
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