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Old Westbury Gardens open to the public for tours since 1959. It has a magnificent example of the finest in period landscape design and architecture in America. Built in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, Old Westbury Gardens is the former home of John S. Phipps and his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps. The Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 160 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes.
The gardens are located at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, New York.
Today at Old Westbury Gardens guests enjoy the house, the sculpted grounds, and the unusual events. From Scottish games and antique cars to dog days and year-round concerts. Old Westbury Gardens is a gift from a family, who loved their home and its pleasures, to the thousands of visitors who now enjoy its quiet beauty by day and fun, energetic concerts by evening.
Daily tours for guests are provided by volunteers every day except Sunday at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm (Sunday Garden Tours are at 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm). These guided tours only last for 45 minutes. House tours meet at the reception desk and garden tours meet at the West Porch Beech Tree.
In order to organize the pleasure on visiting Old Westbury Gardens and also to preserve its beauty and charm for future generations, there are several rules applied in there, this is to protect the plants, and the collections.
* Food is permitted only in designated areas: at the Cafe in the Woods and the picnic area. Fires are not permitted.
* Do not feed the geese or any other wild bird or animal.
* Do not pick flowers, walk in flower beds or climb trees.
* Defacing trees and other plants can lead to their disease and death.
* Do not carve the trees.
* Use of radio, tape can CD players with earphones only.
* No sports activities (e.g., ball playing, frisbee tossing biking rollerblading, jogging kite flying).
* Pets are not permitted, except assistance dogs.
* Strollers, large bags and backpacks are not permitted in Westbury House.
Have a nice holiday.