Hestercombe Gardens
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A must even if you're not in the area. and a good restaurant with many dishes just a little bit difficult. Nice interesting gardens.
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Excellent gardens and great contemporary art exhibitions.
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Review- Garden only: There are two parts to Hestercombe, a woodland walk to the North and the formal gardens attached to the house. The woodland walk follows the stream and the 4 lakes and is just over a mile round trip. There is plenty to see, a waterfall and numerous temples and monuments etc. I noticed on the way around that with the ducks and swans children seemed to really enjoy this walk.
Attached to the house there are Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian gardens. From the South side you look down onto the main garden which has a great sense of scale. This garden is flanked by two water gardens and a beautiful pergola at the bottom. The Dutch garden is an absolute gem, super soft cool colours. All staff and gardeners are wonderfully polite and welcoming, the service at the Stables restaurant is impeccable and they serve the best lamb burger I have ever tasted.
Put Hestercombe on your list of visits, these gardens really are lovely, easily five stars.
Attached to the house there are Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian gardens. From the South side you look down onto the main garden which has a great sense of scale. This garden is flanked by two water gardens and a beautiful pergola at the bottom. The Dutch garden is an absolute gem, super soft cool colours. All staff and gardeners are wonderfully polite and welcoming, the service at the Stables restaurant is impeccable and they serve the best lamb burger I have ever tasted.
Put Hestercombe on your list of visits, these gardens really are lovely, easily five stars.
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Large landscape with woodland walks, formal gardens and shady glades. House and restaurant and free parking. Lovely.
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Absolutely stunning landscape both natural, landscaped and formal gardens. Views across the countryside and walks through water focussed landscape with follies galore each giving a different view. A place to visit over and over as it changes through the seasons.
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Beautiful grounds, stunning formal gardens but plenty of general gardening required, deadheading in profusion!
House was really disappointing, expected more. What a pity.
As for the Cafe, having nice cake out of Takeaway boxes does not work!!! I have plenty of degradable plates at home if you would like some? So many other places open to the public, make much more of the Cafe experience. Might just as well buy in packet of cakes!!!😏🙁
House was really disappointing, expected more. What a pity.
As for the Cafe, having nice cake out of Takeaway boxes does not work!!! I have plenty of degradable plates at home if you would like some? So many other places open to the public, make much more of the Cafe experience. Might just as well buy in packet of cakes!!!😏🙁
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Lovely place to visit
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Beautiful gardens, and a great walk.
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A perfect day......absolutely beautiful..
A must do and see. Restaurant is also very good.
We loved it there and would go again soon
A must do and see. Restaurant is also very good.
We loved it there and would go again soon
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Visited this June, which is probably the height of the season for this garden, with its glorious paeonies & roses in the magnificent, yet intimate, Lutyens formal garden; this area, with its rills of water, wonderful pergola & unexpected smaller 'rooms' to the side is magical. The partly restored Georgian garden (a work still in progress, but having attained much) is interesting, with its mostly reconstructed garden follies & an impressive cascade. This part of the garden wanders up a long combe at a fair gradient on beaten or pebbly paths, so good footwear, like trainers or walking sandals are advisable. It is also a fair distance all round & much is still wild, but nicely shaded in parts by trees (if you want immaculate & majestic try Stourhead instead).
Overall it made a good afternoon out - the point is the garden, the house being an underwhelming add-on. Gardener's World offer helped.
Overall it made a good afternoon out - the point is the garden, the house being an underwhelming add-on. Gardener's World offer helped.
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Lovely place to visit, beautiful gardens and a lovely calming way to relax amongst the wonderful trees and many shrubs . It is dog friendly and we had a lovely coffee and cake in the café.
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Well worth a vist
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Love this place, lovely place to walk around and also has nice formal gardens. Bonus it has a nice cafe to relax in as well. They do lovely lunches as well.
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Love this place, lovely place to walk around and also has nice formal gardens. Bonus is, it has a nice cafe to relax in as well. They also do lovely lunches as well.
It has great walks into the woodland, and lovely views over the Blackdown hills, to cap it all a great restaurant . The food is always well presented and served promptly. It may not be the cheapest place to eat, but it is definitely one of the better places.
We are regular visitors here, helps keep you healthy, and enjoying the area.
It has great walks into the woodland, and lovely views over the Blackdown hills, to cap it all a great restaurant . The food is always well presented and served promptly. It may not be the cheapest place to eat, but it is definitely one of the better places.
We are regular visitors here, helps keep you healthy, and enjoying the area.
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Lovely garden and dog friendly.
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Brilliant few hours spent at Hestercombe. Dog friendly everywhere apart from 1st floor of the house (modern art exhibition up there). Staff were all so incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. The café has delicious sandwiches and baked goods - and the restaurant has more "full dishes". All delicious. The waterfall was completely unexpected and beautiful. Liked that you can access most of the site with electric buggy for anyone with mobility needs. Will definitely be back.
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Charming garden lots to look at. Did cost some money - but we were 4 adults and 3 children. Check out the old watermill and the old gas cooker, electric devises etc! Restaurang and café AND a playground! Vegan cakes, glutenfree and regular ones - all delicious!
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Beautiful, peaceful, wild and formal. Loved this place, what a gem.
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Fabulous gardens and great food
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beautiful gardens, and great walks around well looked after grounds that embrace nature so well
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lovely gardens, both formal and woodland, with lots of meandering paths and a choice of sun and shade.
Very dog friendly with plenty of water bowls.
Excellent restaurant and food, equally good cafe.
A really great full day out.
Very dog friendly with plenty of water bowls.
Excellent restaurant and food, equally good cafe.
A really great full day out.
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Gardens were stunning. Great staff all had a brilliant afternoon 😀
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What a wonderful place, a hidden gem
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Wonderful day out.
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Großer Landschaftspark wie es sie (fast) nur in UK gibt. Schöner Rundweg (4km) mit wechselnden Ausblicken.
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