Welcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor Infor...

Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens

Visitor Information

How to Get to Holker

By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.

By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.

Opening Times

Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm, 30th March-2nd November.

Admission Charges

Hall & Gardens　　 Gardens

Adults:　　 £12.00　　　 £8.00

Groups:　　 £9.00　　　 £5.50

Special Events

Producers’ Market　　　　　 13th April

Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.

Holker Garden Festival　　 30th May

The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.

National Garden Day　　　 28th August

Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.

Winter Market　　　　　　　 8th November

This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.

1.How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?

A. 20 minutes.　　 B. 25 minutes.　　 C. 45 minutes.　　 D. 90 minutes.

2.How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Gardens?

A. £5.50.　　 B. £8.00.　　 C. £9.00.　　 D. £l2.00.

3.Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?

A. Winter Market.　　 B. Producers’ Market.

C. National Garden Day.　　 D. Holker Garden Festival.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

To my surprise, I hurried to the lecture hall only ______ that the lecture had been cancelled.

A. to be informed　　 B. being informed　　 C. to inform　　　 D. informing

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Excuse me, sir, could you tell me how to go to the City Hall?

— Sorry, I’m a new comer. You have to ask, I’m afraid, ______ is a native.

A. someone           B. whoever           C. who            D. whomever

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only________the speaker________.

A．to find; left                 B．to find; gone

C．finding; left                 D．finding; gone

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

---Can you tell me who the woman going to the hall is?

---A famous writer ______to give us a lecture.

A．is invited          B．invited            C．to invite           D．inviting

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

_____ to be a press conference at the town hall tonight. _____ to be broadcast live.

A. There’s; It’s      B. It’s; There’s          C. There’s; There’s       D. It’s; It’s

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

　　　　 his intention to resign from the company, Mr. Lee left the hall angrily.

A. Having stated　 B. Stated

C. To state　　　　 D. Being stated

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice” is the well-known answer. But for some inspirting young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, the road to the famous concert ball was more difficult.

The Afghan Youth Orchestra(AYO) is made up of young people who study at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. It was the first orchestra created in Afghanistan in 30 years.

Gulalai Norestani, 14, plays a traditional string instrument. Like many students, Gulalai became an orphan when her parents were killed during the ongoing war. Music is her salvation. “Music for me is a language of peace,” Gulalai said. “It connects people.”

Milad Yousufi, 18, is a piano student. “Music is my life,” he said. Milad also lost many of his family members during the war. When music was banned, he couldn’t even touch a piano. So as a 12-year-old boy, he started painting and drawing. “I used to draw a piano,” he said. Finally, Milad was free to play a real piano. “Our dream came true,” he said, “It is everyone’s dream to play in Carnegie Hall.”

And he has more dreams. “I have a dream to continue my education in America,” he explained. “I am working hard to make that happen. Then I have a dream to come back to Afghanistan and teach and serve people.”

Because of continuing limits in Afghanistan, Gulalai and Milad listen mostly to the kind of classical music they played at Carnegie Hall. But Gulalai says she’s heard a bit of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and she likes them. Milad says he has heard of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, but hasn’t yet had a chance to listen to them.

Before Milad went onstage that night with the band of Afghan kids who had survived a war, I asked him if he had ever experienced true peace. “No, not yet,” he answered, adding, “I hope I will be able to.”

Later during the performance, as he played one of Carnegie Hall’s famous grand pianos, the look of pure joy on his face convinced me that he found peace in music.

1.In the opinion of Gulaai, music __________ .

A. makes people understand each other

B. calms her down in the war

C. is a kind of violent language

D. saves her from the killing at war

2.What is Milad’s final goal?

A. To play a real piano.

B. To be a teacher.

C. To play in Carnegie Hall.

D. To be educated in America.

3.According to the passage, __________.

A. classical music is not played in Afghanistan

B. Gulalai knows Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber well

C. the music Gulalai and Milad can hear is limited

D. Milad likes Jennifer Lopez and Shakira

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Traditional Afghan Music

B. Young Musicians

C. A Better Performance

D. A Peace in Music

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The foreign guests, ________by an interpreter, came out of the hall.

A．following                              B．to follow

C．followed                              D．to be followed

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—The concert hall is large enough to hold more than 3,000 people.

—______. Did you say 3,000?

A．Excuse me         B．I’m sorry         C．What a surprise     D．What a shame

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析