Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 1 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
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Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 2 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. (10 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 5 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. (13)
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. (12 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. (11)
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens 11 June 2017
Stourhead estate covers 1,072 hectares (2,650 acres) and sits at the source of the River Stour near Mere in the south of the county. The estate boasts a Palladian[1] mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland. It has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1946.
The Stourton family – Barons of Stourton – resided at Stourhead for around 500 years, until sold to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it on to Henry Hoare I, the son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was
pulled down and a new house – one of the first of its kind – was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1721 and 1725. For the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, this including a large library and art collection. In 1902 the house was devastated by fire. Nonetheless, many heirlooms were saved and the house rebuilt in a near identical style. Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, the last of the family to own the property, gave Stourhead house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946, just a year before his death. His only son and heir, Captain Harry Henry Colt Arthur Hoare, of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, had died of wounds received at the Battle of Mughar Ridge during World War I on 13th November 1917. He is commemorated by a plaque in the Memorial Hall at Stourhead. The last Hoare family member born inside the house was Edward Hoare on 11 October 1949.
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 6 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House & Gardens, Wiltshire (1)
Participants promenading in a Regency event at Stourhead House and Gardens, Wiltshire. (Sorry about the lady waffling on in the background!) Taken on an iPhone.
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 9 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Magandang Stourhead National Trust Garden Wiltshire
Stourhead National Trust Garden in the Autumn Sikat at Magandang garden
Stourhead Gardens
Stourhead Gardens National Trust in Wiltshire, England - from iPhone 3GS
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 3 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England. ( 7 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
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Stourhead in the Autumn
Stourhead House and Gardens, April 2019, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England ( 4 )
Stourhead House and Gardens, on the River Stour, Stourton, nr Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 6QD
On the 2nd April I took a tour bus visit to this beautiful house and grounds. It lies in the seclusion of its own valley set in spectacular Gardens there is much to see on a day visit here. Stourhead was one of the first country villas to be built in the new Palladian style. The house was designed by Colen Campbell but Henry Hoare I unfortunately died the same year in which the house was completed. This Palladian villa style at Stourhead was constructed and then finished in 1725 and had taken four years to build. The land had previously been in the ownership of a family called Stourton’s and then Henry Hoare I, the new owner, pulled down the near derelict Stourton Manor to build his fashionable Palladian country house which was designed by the Scottish architect Colen Campbell.
A large lake is magnificent and is very important to the very essence of this splendid garden. Classical Temples adorn the grounds along with grottos and rare and exotic trees. Stourhead is at the very heart of a vast 1,072-hectare ( 2,650 acre ) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore. In 1902 a fire gutted the central part of the house resulting in the loss of all the furniture on the upper floors. By 1907 the restoration of the house was complete and in 1946 Stourhead was given to the National Trust.
It was once described as a living work of art by a magazine when it first opened its doors in the 1750’s. The careful consideration to the design by Henry Hoare 11 enabled the views to be almost unique just like scenes from a painting in landscape.
The Hoare family were very successful in the world of banking, which enabled them to buy Stourhead. Hoare’s Bank is the last independent bank and the Hoare family is still in charge and still running the bank today.
Opening times Garden: Apr-Sep daily 9am-7pm, Oct-Mar daily 9am-5pm or dusk if earlier. House: 12th Mar-3rd Nov daily 11am-4.30pm, 9th-24th Nov Sat & Sun only 11am-3pm, 30th Nov-22nd Dec daily 11am-3pm. Last admission is 30mins before closing King Alfred's Tower: please call for opening arrangements 01747 841152. The Restaurant is great too the food is well priced and well cooked.
Prices as at 2019.
King Alfred's Tower - Adult£4.20
King Alfred's Tower - Child£2.10
King Alfred's Tower - Family (2 adults)£10.50
Stourhead day ticket - 2 adults - Gift Aid Family£44.00
Stourhead day ticket - family 2 adults - Standard£40.00
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Adult£17.60
Stourhead day ticket - Gift Aid Child£8.80
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Adult£16.00
Stourhead day ticket - Standard Child£8.00
National Trust members free.
Group rates are available.
Coach Parking £10
Car Parking £4
Stourhead Gardens
Went for a walk around the beautiful Stourhead garden National Trust property in Wiltshire.
Bonus footage at the end of #Garfield in our garden
Stourhead House & Gardens, Wiltshire (2)
Sweep of the lake, from the Pantheon to the Grotto. Taken on an iPhone.