Hestercombe Gardens
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Lovely place, food very expensive - not really suitable for the elderly disabled as lots of walks, uneven paths. Lovely place though. Xx
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The gardens are magnificent. It clearly is a brave challenge to take on the gardens and the house (which remains work in progress) and it will be some time before the house is restored. Outside is a delight and much work has taken place and there is lots of information about what has happened. All in all it’s a great place.
The catering lets the place down. We arrived at 1pm and bought some sandwiches and there was just one guy behind the counter. 3 hours later we came back for a drink and he was still there on his own with a queue!
We will bring our own food next time.
The catering lets the place down. We arrived at 1pm and bought some sandwiches and there was just one guy behind the counter. 3 hours later we came back for a drink and he was still there on his own with a queue!
We will bring our own food next time.
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We didn’t really intend to book Hestercombe as our wedding venue, we’d been to a couple of venues and were disappointed that they didn’t blow us away. We went to Hestercombe for the wedding fair/open day without really knowing they actually held weddings. We suddenly fell in love, and knew it was where we wanted to get married!
Throughout the planning of the wedding, Julie had been an absolute star, helping us understand all the different things we needed to organise, and being such a calming influence! Also being so incredible helpful and understanding with us having to postpone our wedding several times due to Covid!
On the day, Cazz was on hand to make sure everything went smoothly, and I cannot tell you how impressed we are! The whole day was an absolute dream, everything was perfect, and we didn’t even notice the staff running around in the background. They even had to deal with someone not turning up in the morning and rearranging an entire table that had been laid and decorated.
All of our guests commented on how lovely the venue was, even our evening guests kept commenting on how pretty and nice it was, and they didn’t even get to see the gardens and orangery.
We’re so grateful to Hestercombe and all their wonderful staff for making our wedding the best day ever.
Throughout the planning of the wedding, Julie had been an absolute star, helping us understand all the different things we needed to organise, and being such a calming influence! Also being so incredible helpful and understanding with us having to postpone our wedding several times due to Covid!
On the day, Cazz was on hand to make sure everything went smoothly, and I cannot tell you how impressed we are! The whole day was an absolute dream, everything was perfect, and we didn’t even notice the staff running around in the background. They even had to deal with someone not turning up in the morning and rearranging an entire table that had been laid and decorated.
All of our guests commented on how lovely the venue was, even our evening guests kept commenting on how pretty and nice it was, and they didn’t even get to see the gardens and orangery.
We’re so grateful to Hestercombe and all their wonderful staff for making our wedding the best day ever.
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Amazing grounds, interesting walks but rather expensive. Book on line early for cheap rates
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Great afternoon outing with a mixture of activities and points of interest in the gardens/ house. This charity is doing important work and i must say next time i am im the area i would visit again! Just make sure if youre going to do the full garden walk it might be worth bringing alternative shoes for little ones.
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Really beautiful place to walk around. Lots of different routes to take and there are some wonderful folly’s to sit in with great views of the rest of the gardens.
Lots of really interesting plants and flowers too.
Top tip. Get a season pass. It’s definitely worth a revisit.
Lots of really interesting plants and flowers too.
Top tip. Get a season pass. It’s definitely worth a revisit.
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Fajne miejsce na spacery. Mało atrakcji dla dzieci. Sliczne widoczki, dobra kawka. Szału nie ma ale raz można pojechać
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High expectations, but disappointed. Towards the end of October there was no colour. A Wedding was going on, so unable to visit the Orangerie. There are dozens of N.T. Gardens or Open Garden Schemes much better than this. Over £11 each. Restaurant was overpriced. Cappachinos poor. The house was a sad, neglected place. The second hand bookshop was well stocked and well run. Even if we lived nearby (we don’t) we would be loathe to bother visiting again.
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Beautiful english gardens. Lovely autumn in Somerset. So quiet ! Lovely place
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Beautiful gardens, lots of space to walk, fascinating buildings scattered throughout the grounds, and the food in the restaurant was excellent.
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Enjoyed exploring very much, nice hike through the Somerset hills. Some interesting history. Alas the house has seen better days and the art installation whilst of interest was lacking, excellent used bookstore with lots of titles. The gardens are the main attraction need attention, lockdown has not served them well and they need TLC and volunteer support. Hoping for another visit come spring and would expect a higher level of garden maintenance
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Lovely day out. Really enjoyed lunch in restaurant.
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A very restful and enjoyable experience. Well worth the admission fee
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A really lovely place to visit, great food nicely presented, stunning gardens and views, and helpful staff. A great day out and worth repeat visits. Would be even better if more accessible by public transport!
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Really enjoyed our visit. Enjoyed the tea and lovely cake. Impressed with the covid measures.
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There were no bats to see and the orangery was closed. The gardens were lovely though.
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Lovely gardens for walking in, peaceful and relaxing. Just a shame the cafe wasn't open as quite busy. Enjoyed our visit.
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Good walking around several follies . Formal gardens on the small side but enjoyable. Roads to the house very narrow
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Lovely, well cared for gardens. Great cafe with delicious cakes. Interesting shop for garden plants and good quality Interesting gifts
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Beautiful gardens. Well worth a visit.. Free if you are an RHS member
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What a great day out
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Plenty to see and walk around. Good place to relax with a peaceful walk
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Lovely grounds and lots of points of interest and quirky buildings to explore
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Family party for Nan's birthday, including vegetarians, vegans, meat eaters and dairy free went for afternoon tea on Saturday. Lovely and helpful young woman served us and the food choices were varied and delicious for everyone. Nan had a great time. Thankyou to all the staff and chefs.
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Decided to visit here at short notice and didn't research it beforehand. Glad that we didn't because we were completely taken aback by how much there was so see and how beautiful it was. The lady on the welcome desk was really friendly and knowledgeable and took the time to go through the site map with us. The walk around required moderate effort, and I personally wouldn't recommend the whole trail for someone with mobility issues as the path is gravel and mud in most places and there are a lot of inclines. The gift shop was beautifully curated with locally made items. I personally didn't find anything I wanted to purchase at the time but highly recommend popping in to have a look. The ladies working at the gift shop were really lovely too. Finally we went into the art gallery, which again was really interesting and beautiful with plenty to see. The final thing which again was unexpected was a little plant cafe where you could purchase some locally grown plants at the end of the walk.
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