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It aims to provide support and guidance to sites both large and small, private, public and commercial in opening to the public and creating a positive visitor experience. It is intended for use by sites of all scales with varying levels of experience opening to the public.  \n© Portrait of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, c. 1770-75, by Richard Cosway (1742-1821)/ Private Collection/Bridgeman Images  \n[www.capabilitybrown.org](www.capabilitybrown.org)  \nA Welcome from the Chair  \nA legacy is a gift, a bequest, something that is passed on and is of benefit. The entire Capability Brown Festival is built on the premise that designed landscapes matter, for wellbeing, peace and tranquility, for fun and recreation. Designed landscapes can be enjoyed and interpreted by all ages and backgrounds, by communities and visitors for the delight of all. The Owners’ Manual, which I cannot recommend more highly, is not just a practical working document, but will form part of the legacy of the Festival, part of a first attempt to bring together 21 partners working collaboratively to reach new and established audiences. The Festival will unite Brown’s sites making them accessible for families, adults and urban audiences, inspiring new generations of visitors, participants and experts to leave a legacy of new information, skills and enthusiasm for landscape.  \nThe Festival will encourage those who might not have had the inclination or the opportunity to visit parks and gardens, show them what fun it is to explore them and how beautiful and rewarding visiting designed parks and gardens of any period can be. The 300th Anniversary of the birth of Capability Brown provides the perfect opportunity to reach as many people as possible as he worked from Northumberland down to Devon and over into Wales, making his works accessible to huge numbers of people, to discover, develop knowledge and be inspired. The huge range of activities all over the country, serious, entertaining, academic, witty, energetic and sporting provides for all interests and tastes.  \nThe Owners’ Manual aims to provide support and guidance to owners and guardians, both large and small, private, public and commercial on opening their sites and creating a positive visitor experience. There are many different ways of doing this; tips are given on opening your site to the public, on accessibility, on working with volunteers and most importantly, communicating with potential visitors and the press. Detailed appendices focus on providing more practical advice with templates designed to provide visual examples.  \nI know, as the Trustee of Capability’s smallest surviving pleasure ground with limited opening, just how much fun, cost effective and rewarding opening your site can be. You can help to give a lasting legacy that will benefit so many visitors who now and in the future will surely support these beautiful places. I took part in Heritage Open Days for the first time in 2014; if you would like to read more about my experience of working with volunteers and to see my suggestions for opening your site for Heritage Open Days please see the link below.  \n[http://www.capabilitybrown.org/news/](http://www.capabilitybrown.org/news/)[ ](http://www.capabilitybrown.org/news/)[cadland-gardens-our-first-heritage-open-](cadland-gardens-our-first-heritage-open-)[days-experiences-and-tips](days-experiences-and-tips)  \nMrs Gilly Drummond OBE DL Hon. 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