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.

Opening Times

Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)

11:00 am-4:00pm, 30th March-2nd November.

Admission Charges

Hall & Gardens

Gardens

Adults

£12.00 per person

£8.00 per person

Groups

£9.00 per person

£5.50 per person

Special Events

Producers’ Market

13th April

Join us to taste different fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent cook 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 to help the poor. 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. Walk around among different 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 Hall & Gardens?

A.£9.00. B.£12.00. C.£8.00. D.£5.50.

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

A.Producers’ Market. B.Holker Garden Festival.

C.National Garden Day. D.Winter Market.

4.When may Lucy go to visit Hall & Gardens?

A.On Saturday B.On December 25

C.At 1:00 p.m. 28th August D.At 4:30 p.m. on 13th April

5.Which part of a newspaper may this passage be taken from?

A.Science Study B.Travel C.Sports World D.Art

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Here is a story to help you.

Once a bird lived unhappily. So it traveled far away to look for its happiness.

It flew and flew. Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell off the wall halfway. But it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even so, the spider didn’t give up. The little

bird asked the spider in surprise. “Why don' t you have pain but happiness on your face though you fail again and again?”

“Because I keep making my efforts. I'm happy.” said the spider.

Then the little bird saw it happiness is a will in the heart.

The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home. Although it was disabled, it had a smiling face.

“I'm happy because I can help others.” said the lame duck.

So the bird saw it happiness is a love in the heart.

The bird went on flying and suddenly saw a little dying flower, whose face was full of smile. The bird didn’t know the reason. So it asked the little flower, “You're going to die. Why are you still so happy?”

“Because my dream will come true,” said the little flower.

“What is your dream?”

“To produce sweet fruit.”

The little bird saw it: happiness is a hope in the heart.

So the little bird no more looked for happiness because it had seen the truth happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart. You are the maker of your own happiness.

1.Who never gave up though it failed again and again in this passage?

A. The bird

B. The spider.

C. The flower.

D. The duck.

2.Why is the little dying flower still so happy?

A. Because it often helps others.

B. Because it’ll produce sour fruit.

C. Because it has a hope in the heart.

D. Because it keeps climbing up a wall.

3.What can we know from the story?

A. The bird found happiness in its own heart.

B. The bird found happiness in the faraway place.

C. The bird didn’t know where happiness was at last.

D. The lame duck wasn’t happy because it had to help others.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Happiness is important for everyone.

B. Many people know how to find happiness.

C. We make happiness by ourselves.

D. The way to happiness is to have a dream, to help others and not to give up.

5.The passage is mainly about .

A. will

B. hope

C. love

D. happiness

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