Hestercombe Gardens
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Fantastic light trail. It's well worth a visit the lights and music are amazing!
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Great place to visit well worthwhile
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We attended illuminate and it was absolutely fab. A place we have never visited before but we plan to return next year to see Hestercombe in the light.
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Very good for a nice walk. Cafe is lovely and staff were friendly
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Hestercombe illuminations 2023 a great walk around the gardens with a hot chocolate really looks stunning
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Beautiful gardens and scenery, definitely worth a visit for the Christmas lights too. Was a bit expensive for the food especially when the hotdogs rolls were hard and the turkey roll was bland I tiny thin bit of turkey and stuffing. Wasn't worth the price but the hot chocolate was so tasty and the sight seeing was so worth going.
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Lovely return visit for the Christmas Market and stroll around the grounds. Well marked out paths around the lake and places to explore with great views. Did the evening light show last year, well worth a visit this year.
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Sensational performance by the team
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Went to illuminate, disappointed with the experience expected more.
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Amazing. Honestly. Go!
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Great little walk round with all the Xmas lights. Have told everyone I know about it!😄
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Visited the Christmas Market, it was good. Lots of variety and staff were friendly
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Went for illuminate and gotta say it was absolutely amazing.
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Christmas Market was lovely
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A lovely place to visit a short drive to the north of Taunton. The Georgian gardens are extensive and themed covered seating areas are carefully placed to offer fantastic views of the waterfall, ponds or countryside.
The formal gardens again are fantastic and there is a lot to see all year around.
There are also a number of indoor areas such as the orangery, Hestercombe House itself and the cafe.
The cafe is well put together with table service and great food. Plants are offered for sale in the shop.
The formal gardens again are fantastic and there is a lot to see all year around.
There are also a number of indoor areas such as the orangery, Hestercombe House itself and the cafe.
The cafe is well put together with table service and great food. Plants are offered for sale in the shop.
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We took our 2YO and his older cousin. The half term activities were fantastic. We loved the trail discovering the different spooky set-ups across the garden. The bubble show was a real hit with them both, followed by the free bubble play. I thought this was really well thought out - it was really well attended with lots of children and seemed to be enjoyed by all. We also enjoyed a selection of delicious hot drinks and cakes from the cafe (the cookies are to die for!). It was great to have these on the lawn enjoying the view and allowed the children to continue playing. Often you have to pay extra for these activities, it was great that they were included with entry.
Our LO always loves the little play area near the entrance, and the newer forest play area further into the garden has been a recent hit. Visiting the chickens and ducks is always a must too!
Our LO always loves the little play area near the entrance, and the newer forest play area further into the garden has been a recent hit. Visiting the chickens and ducks is always a must too!
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Brilliant again!!
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The gardens are really interesting and a lot of effort goes into maintaining all the different areas and buildings. It’s hard to find a spot which doesn’t have something beautiful to look at. However; entrance price is very strong at £16 just for the gardens with a weird discount if you don’t choose to ‘Gift Aid’ your entrance fee so you pay £14.50 if you don’t elect Gift Aid. Surely it should be the other way around? If the Gardens are reclaiming your income tax shouldn’t you pay the same or less if you agree which is better for both parties in the transaction? Anyway, the gardens are lovely and once you are past the entrance, the experience is enjoyable.
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Wonderful venue, great afternoon tea.
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I had a lovely experience, the gardens are serene and very relaxing 😌
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This venue is a bit of a gem! Hidden in the countryside and not well signposted (thanks to Google maps, we navigated to it!) Large grounds (50 acres) easily explored by gravel paths set in beautiful woodlands. With numerous covered seating points to allow visitors to rest and enjoy a view at different vantage points. It felt all a bit like Stourhead but smaller and less cultivated (no bad thing). Very nice café and exceedingly welcoming staff. A very pleasant day out. (Dog friendly too)
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Nice gardens
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great afternoon tea at The Stables
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Surprisingly large estate took picnic and Sayed all day
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Wonderful gardens to visit . The guide map is really useful to get the most out of your visit making sure you don't miss any follies and secret place. Highly recommend for dogs lots of treats offered plenty of and bins and friendly staff. Don't miss the shop in the main house. Great choice of unique little gifts the staff were were so welcoming dogs aren't just welcomed they are made to feel special.
The cafe is a great spot for lunch and again a section of the cafe for dogs and owners. Really nice menu great choices would definitely recommend the focaccia toasties the BLT was one of the best ever.
The cafe is a great spot for lunch and again a section of the cafe for dogs and owners. Really nice menu great choices would definitely recommend the focaccia toasties the BLT was one of the best ever.
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