We visited Hisercombe House and, overall, I had mixed feelings about the experience.
The gardens are lovely and, as a full time wheelchair user, I was pleased that I was able to get around most of them in my electric wheelchair. There is also the option to hire a Tramper, which is a great facility. If you are using a manual wheelchair, however, I think some areas may be more challenging, particularly depending on the weather.
Parking was adequate and getting around the grounds was generally straightforward.
One area where I felt there was room for improvement was the reception experience. The staff would benefit from some additional hospitality and disability awareness training. A little more understanding of the needs and experiences of disabled visitors would make a real difference to the welcome.
Unfortunately, our visit coincided with a hosepipe ban following a long period of very dry weather. This meant that the waterfall and some of the water themed areas of the gardens were not looking their best. Of course, that wasn't the fault of the attraction, and the gardens were still pleasant to walk around, but it did affect some of the experience.
I was also disappointed with the house itself. The rooms mainly featured an art installation, and I felt that the space could have been used to offer visitors much more, particularly considering the entrance price. I had expected there to be more to explore inside the house.
The café was a much more positive experience. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the food was nice.
Knowing what I know now, I probably would have chosen to visit at a different time of year when the water themed gardens were looking their best, as that seems to be a significant part of what makes the gardens special.
Would I go back? Probably not. It wasn't a bad visit, and there were certainly things I enjoyed, particularly the accessible gardens and café, but for the entrance price I expected a little more from the overall experience.

A jewel on the edge of Taunton. Beautiful gardens, interesting house and very good cafe. Plant and secondhand bookstore. Good venue for events as well. Like a National Trust really.

Large gardens, beautiful house, excellent restaurant. Expect to spend a full day here. It’s so nice to see the house still being used and creating its own stories to add to its history. We’ve visited many houses & gardens like this throughout the South Wests and this is amongst the best of them. Gardens are large and varied with plenty to see and the restaurant is fantastic in its own right - no pre-packaged sandwiches here! Highly recommend.

OMG,wat a delicious burger,I will tell you,the chef in there is top class 😉👍👍👍👍👍

Really nice formal garden, good cafe

We love going for a stroll around Hestercombe, all seasons, all weathers. I especially like it on a rainy day because it's so beautiful and so peaceful.
Sadly the food offering here is wrong, wrong, wrong. Walkers want warm and cosy cafes with simple comfort food. The restaurant here is overpriced and stuffy with a terrible stilted atmosphere. Like a funeral parlour that does fancy coffee and puts your crisps in a bowl.

Extensive landscaped and formal gardens and nicely preserved house with arts exhibition

An absolute delight, inside and out. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The whole site is truly dog-friendly, since they are allowed everywhere people can go inside the house and in all the gardens (unlike National Trust). The Gardens themselves are unique, beautifully designed, well executed and maintained. Plenty of information in the House about the House and Gardens. This is something not to miss!

An absolute delight, inside and out. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The whole site is truly dog-friendly, since they are allowed everywhere people can go inside the house and in all the gardens (unlike National Trust). The Gardens themselves are unique, beautifully designed, well executed and maintained. Plenty of information in the House about the House and Gardens. This is something not to miss!

Friendly staff and enjoyed our day.

La casa se veía algo descuidada y no tenía muebles.En su día seria espléndidoa.

Great to see a bit of colour back in the gardens. Views are spectacular 💝

One of the most dog friendly places I have visited! We started with the landscape garden walk, which is great fun for dogs, with wooded areas, ponds, and even a little trip across a field. We then had lunch in the restaurant, sitting in the courtyard area. Table service, which made it so easy with the dogs. We then spent time in the house itself, where the dogs were even allowed upstairs. The exhibitions were well put together, and it was such a treat to be able to go inside with the dogs. We finished with a turn around the formal Edwardian garden, which is beautifully designed by Lutyens. Overall an excellent day out!

Used our 2 for 1 Gardeners World Magazine voucher. A wonderful day out, so much to see across the house and gardens. Everyone was really friendly, from the ladies on reception (special shout out to lovely Limpy who made an appearance and is obviously very much loved!) to the volunteers in the House and servers in the on-site Stables restaurant, which I highly recommend. There is loads to see in the house with plenty of information throughout, and the volunteers are very knowledgeable. The gardens are stunning, and again, there is lots of information to read/videos etc.

Visited the house and gardens with my elderly mother, small grandchildren and a dog. The purpose of the visit was to enjoy the Alice in Wonderland trail and have lunch after a leisurely walk. We were all delighted with our experience. The staff were all helpful, welcoming and friendly. The grounds are kept meticulously resulting in the paths being accessible to all and the gardens, despite being parched, neat and tidy.
The trail was fabulous and kept us all entertained. The craft activities in the house were brilliant and must have taken a great deal of preparation.
As for lunch, we were delighted with trout and pomegranate salads for the adults and huge cheese and ham toasties for the children.
It was a birthday outing for me and I was not disappointed!

We visited today. The entrance staff were really friendly. There is a nice cafe where the staff gave us a jug of water as we were patched, rather like the grass. However, we still enjoyed our walk around the lakes to see lots of different summer houses. There is a really interesting exhibition about the water turbine and other forms of creating energy with gas over hundred years ago all of which sounded rather explosive and dangerous. In the house there are lots of interesting exhibitions.

The most wonderful ladscape gardens , very extensive & full of follies, ponds, etc. My favorite is the formal gardens.

Beautiful location, lovely scenery.
Stunning views of somerset.
Not a huge location, advise walking all the routes on the map, meaning you may double back on yourself, but to ensure you see the whole place.

House and grounds were amazing ,can't say the same for cafe , service was awful, everything took forever and hardly any customers there

Leider leidet auch hier durch die andauernde Trockenheit die Natur. Es war hier nichts desto trotz schön. Sehr freundliche und hilfsbereite Mitarbeiter die einen gerne alles erklären. Was für mich ein absoluter Traum war, unserer Hund durfte überall rein. Auch ins Haus. Klasse. Danke dafür.

Outstanding !

We had a lovely relaxed day eating in the restaurant, walking and sitting in the grounds and the children's art was brilliant for our 2yr old granddaughter, mum and grandma. She was so proud of her creations

Amazing restored formal gardens and a landscaped wilderness up the Combe. Interesting exhibitions in the house. Great restaurant on site too

Even though it was dry the woodland walk around the ponds was lovely with great views. We had coffee and cake in the restaurant when we arrived and lunch after exploring. The food was delicious and reasonably priced, all of the staff in the restaurant, the house and the gardens were friendly and knowledgeable. We will be visiting again when it’s not so dry!

We had a very enjoyable day at this fascinating place. The gardens are extensive and varied. Keeping them looking at their most impressive in this prolonged heatwave must be very challenging but they still look good and are a pleasure to walk around. The house itself was very interesting and unusual and we enjoyed the fascinating displays of photos and artefacts from the different periods of its history which gave a real insight what life must have been like in those days. We enjoyed talking to the very helpful volunteer who was keen to share her extensive knowledge with us. The entrance fee is very reasonable. Thank you and we would definitely like to return if we are in the Taunton area again.