Hestercombe House is well worth a visit and is available to visit using a Gardeners World two for one card...
Dogs are allowed everywhere including in the house ....which is minimally furnished. Beautiful grounds to walk around, an old mill with info.....a secondhand bookshop....a small shop and a very pleasant large cafe with a reasonable menu.

Lovely gardens, although it was October so not as colourful as it might be in the summer.

We have always wanted to visit and today we did , wow what a wonderful place the gardens are outstanding and the history of the house and gardens fascinating, we will definitely be coming back

Great day out. Grounds are stunning. The house is being worked on, so probably improving constantly. Well worth a visit.

Lovely afternoon tea to celebrate a friends 80th birthday.

It's a lovely location and the staff are very friendly but we struggled to access as the paths to the house through the garden are a bit challenging for a standard mobility scooter. We had to turn back as it was too uneven and bumpy. However, we managed to get to the café/restaurant which was lovely.

It would have been helpful if the website provided a bit more detail regarding the accessibility.

I'm also wondering if it would be possible to allow people with mobility issues to be driven up to the front of the house by family/friends so that they could access.

The gardens are amazing to walk around,though following the map, handed to us at reception where we purchased tickets, wasnt clear on the way back,so we got a little lost and had to trace our steps back to get back on track..the cafe is lovely,offering snacks,meals and refreshmemts,the gift dhop was shut when we went to view,but it was 4 in the afternoon,and out of season,so probably closes early.

Naprawdę bardzo fajny klimat , polecam wszystkim którzy chcą z dala od miasta przez chwilę spędzić czas na łonie natury 👍😊

Really good place to visit and lovely walks. Lots to see and recommend you use the free map supplied or you will miss out.

Lovely day out and walks, free for HH members too 😁

Lovely garden, fantastic tea room

Not much colour in the formal gardens but had a lovely walk.

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!