Hestercombe Gardens
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La casa se veía algo descuidada y no tenía muebles.En su día seria espléndidoa.
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Great to see a bit of colour back in the gardens. Views are spectacular 💝
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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!
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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.
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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!
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!
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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.
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The most wonderful ladscape gardens , very extensive & full of follies, ponds, etc. My favorite is the formal gardens.
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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.
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.
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House and grounds were amazing ,can't say the same for cafe , service was awful, everything took forever and hardly any customers there
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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.
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Outstanding !
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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
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Amazing restored formal gardens and a landscaped wilderness up the Combe. Interesting exhibitions in the house. Great restaurant on site too
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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!
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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.
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Great day out, gardens and water features are very good.
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Schöner Garten, liegt etwas versteckt und ist mit dem Reisebus interessant anzufahren. Super nettes Personal. Gerne wieder….
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Yes the grass is brown and dry but so is most of the country, The gardens still look amazing, the views into the distance add to its charm. You could spend all day here wandering all the paths and spending time at all the features. The exhibition in the house is also well worth seeing and you could easily spend an hour there. The second hand bookshop one of the best I have visited ( and I visit many). The food in the cafe excellent and the staff were very professional. All in all a wonderful day out.
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Hestercombe has some beautiful landscape gardens with plenty of places to explore. There is plenty of parking and a restaurant on site which is definitely worth the visit as the food is incredible. Sadly when we visited, we were experiencing a drought and therefore did not get the opportunity to see the cascading waterfall which I can only imagine is absolutely amazing. It has beautiful lakes and lots of incredible wildlife, including some baby frogs which we found nestling in the grass. I would certainly recommend this place for all as they have lots of activities for the children and families.
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Had such a lovely day here and highly recommend. Gorgeous gardens, interesting house, lovely cafe, good second hand bookshop and it is all dog friendly which is just brilliant. Being able to take our dog into the house was so fun! Would love to see the gardens when there isn't a drought, so will have to come back, but now we know how much there is to see and do we absolutely will. Managed go get the pushchair and 6mth old baby round most of the garden too. And loved finding out about the history of the place as well!
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A flying visit to the on site cafe and the house. Brief glimpse of the gardens but we did not go in.
Nice place, grand house and the part of the garden that we saw looked good. Will return to spend more time here.
Recommended when in the area.
Nice place, grand house and the part of the garden that we saw looked good. Will return to spend more time here.
Recommended when in the area.
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Beautiful location, gardens and house.
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I visited the gardens yesterday. It's the middle of a heat wave and this was reflective in the gardens with parched grass, water rills dried out and plants under severe pressure.
Not withstanding, superb garden design by Lutyens and planting byJekyll. Despite the parched ground, still alot of colour in the gardens.
Would live to visit in the spring again when a bit more lush and less parched.
Nice food and coffee in the restaurant
Not withstanding, superb garden design by Lutyens and planting byJekyll. Despite the parched ground, still alot of colour in the gardens.
Would live to visit in the spring again when a bit more lush and less parched.
Nice food and coffee in the restaurant
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Wonderful place to visit, excellent food, great views, the house is definitely worth a visit and the walks around the lakes etc., well worth a visit stunning.
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My wife and I had a lovely day at Hestercombe. All staff were extremely helpful. The restaurant was excellent with staff who were very attentive l. From the formal gardens with an exceptional view from the house to the walk up the wooded valley it was terrific. Highly recommend a visit.
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