Hestercombe Gardens
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Lovely gardens but modern art display a bit disappointing in the House.<br>Very disappointing was the lack of service at the restaurant. I waited 15 minutes at the restaurant counter where I was ignored. Then was asked what table I was sitting at. I checked outside quickly where my table was and returned to find the lady serving me had moved on to serving someone else. When eventually she acknowledged me again, I told her where I was sitting and she informed me that I needed to wait at my table for table service. My wife informed me when I went back to our table that no member of staff had been to our table in all the time I had tried to get service.<br>Needless to say we left without obtaining our order.
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Ça serait encore plus beau avec une belle façade de la maison car c'est un peu triste et sale
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Photogenic site, which needs attention to the pathways to the further reaches, otherwise an enjoyable visit.
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Nice gardens & walks.
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Lovely place for a walk with the kids.
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Very interesting gardens to visit...good lunch too!
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Well worth a visit beautiful gardens .
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Had a lovely day wandering around the gardens
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Great gardens to walk round. Good cafe.
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A wonderful day out. Lots of lovely walks, beautiful formal gardens, excellent information points and the food and service in both restaurant and cafe was excellent.
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Lovely gardens, different trails and abilities. Dogs welcome with bins on site. Good place to do a nature scavenger hunt with kids or have a picnic.
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Great vegan option in the restaurant.
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A beautiful place to visit. Gardens are wonderful and so peaceful. Lots of lovely walks. Food lovely in the stables restaurant and such a wonderful lady who served us, nothing was too much trouble. All the staff we encountered were very nice. Thoroughly recommend a visit.
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Often go for a walk around hestercombe, they now have a lovely restaurant with a delicious menu and also a cafe for drinks and light bites. As you come out there is now a gift/plant shop, I have bought a few plants from here, they are lovely 😍
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Lovely meal in the restaurant, beautiful walks through the gardens, the perfect day out.
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The best place to get married.<br><br>Thank you to Hestercombe House wedding team for making sure the day ran smoothly and ensuring it was perfect!<br><br>Food and drink delicious.
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Really interesting and enjoyable place to visit
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Lunch a little on the expensive side
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Fabulous gardens & great cafe
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Nice gardens and grounds and tea room. The art exhibition was questionable and not to my taste. Great use of the space though for exhibitions. Loved feeding the fish and ducks.
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Lovely gardens originally designed by Gertrude Jekyll with lake and orangery, tea room, plant shop and house with gift store. Lots to see, very helpful volunteers, beautifully quiet when I visited on a Saturday during the bank holiday. Recommended.
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Excellent garden which allows you to blend a nice walk in a park with a formal garden. Child and dog friendly.
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A very nicely laid out and well managed location for lunch or afternoon tea. It has a relatively small but varied lunch menu, prices are reasonable and the quality of the food is good. The Club sandwich is excellent. Friendly staff, and a relaxing venue all round. Not the easiest place to find but that's probably a bonus. Will definitely visit again.
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Absolutely amazing afternoon tea
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This is a gardening masterpiece situated near Taunton in the South West of England with a spectacular of colour on show to see and also a diversity of gardens to see. Your visit starts wandering through the Georgian Landscape Garden where you can first the Army Barrack Hut detailing how Hestercombe was used in the war effort between 1939-45. Other features within the Georgian Landscape Garden are the Octagon Summerhouse, The Chinese Bridge, Sibyl's Temple, Gothic Alcove, Witch Hut and Mausoleum all of which add character and beauty to the Garden. There are some spectacular views of the Blackdown Hills to the South. Once departed you head into the Watermill with an informative display about its history and workings before you wander into the Formal Garden situated to the front of the House and also south of it giving an nice exotic feel as well as a warm and colourful mix with red hot pokers and lavender some of the flowers on show. The house offers a wonderful interior although not furnished offers a decent art exhibition with some spectacular works of art on show to see and enjoy. There are some information videos at different places around the site detailing some interesting points about each place. There is a lovely menu from the restaurant to enjoy at reasonable prices and there is a gift shop at the plant centre and in the house with a wonderful amount fo giftd on show. The staff are very friendly and helpful on site making the visiting experience all the more interesting and enjoyable. Overall a spectacular place to visit for a few hours one that will blow away and make you want to come back in the future.
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