Hestercombe Gardens
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Lovely place, amazing food and atmosphere. Lovely gardens and you get to feed the fish! Highly recommend
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Lovely place to visit and eat.
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Superb walks, glorious gardens
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Such a wonderful place for a day out!
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Beautiful gardens...had such a lovely time there.
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Nice place to visit. Staff are very friendly
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The gardens were fantastic. This was our 2nd visit, our 1st was in 2018 and our recollections of the gardens were spot on. Hidden gems dotted all along the route and we loved the non-fussy planting. We ate in the restaurant with our dog and all 6 of us had a different dish. All of us really enjoyed our meals which were extremely flavoursome, well presented and thoroughly enjoyed. We would wholeheartedly recommend a visit.
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Gardens beautiful. Plant store good choice and good value. Food very good but we had to wait for an hour when told earlier that we did not need to book! This being a Tuesday I think they would struggle to cope.
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Food is 5star always very good you could be in Italy, staff are always pleasant.
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Lovely day!
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Nice formal gardens, sad house, great food in the restaurant.
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Beautiful house and gardens, now become members of Hestercombe.
Beautiful views of the Vale of Taunton.
Beautiful views of the Vale of Taunton.
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Beautiful and extensive grounds. Worthwhile exploring. Cafe expensive.
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Visited gardens and walks on a grey day but found it to be uplifting. Gardeners were helpful and friendly whilst very busy. A fair amount of the gardens are accessible to wheelchair users but other areas need more nimble access abilities.
Clearly marked out routes for Covid safety using a one way arrangement.
Suggest booking for popular restaurant where the food is good and well presented. Eating outside under cover is possible and the tables are well spaced.
Car park is undersized for the popularity of the site.
Clearly marked out routes for Covid safety using a one way arrangement.
Suggest booking for popular restaurant where the food is good and well presented. Eating outside under cover is possible and the tables are well spaced.
Car park is undersized for the popularity of the site.
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Amazing natural beauty. Maybe a couple miles of greenery and ponds. Relaxing walk. Beautiful gardens. The restaurant was unexpectedly good. I would still go there even if it was not part of this attraction. Unfortunately, not all the sights were opened but was still worth it.
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Beautiful flowers and trees.
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Bit disappointed
Came to visit the gardens as pics on website looked good. Not too commercialised, helpful staff on arrival explaining the route also loaned us an umbrella as showers anticipated. The walk round the grounds and lake was nice but not much in the way of colour, just left to nature. And smaller than I thought - ok for an hour or so but not a half or whole day. Lovely little waterfall and stream / stepping stone area which would appeal to children. The gardens in front of the house have great potential, lovely stone paving, steps, walls, places to sit and great views to the hills beyond. Lots of tiny flowers spread around the stones which were very pretty and some nice irises flowering. A lovely stepped entrance with wisteria and clematis intermingled.
But the grassed areas there and everywhere needed mowing and edging, weeds abundant and generally looked like in need of some gardeners.
Lots of trip hazards for those at risk due to uneven steps and exposed water ‘features’ - sort of long narrow ditches - so be careful if unsteady on feet or small children.
Ornamental ponds were thick with weed -if cleared and maybe add some goldfish they would be nicer.
Facilities for refreshments could be enhanced. Instead of ugly red plastic seats in the enclosed area of garden centre why not provide seating on the lawned area as you approach the refreshments turnstile? Much more attractive views there. There is a lawned area for people with picnics but there weren’t any tables left (could fit more in as loads of space).
So, overall pleasant but in need of more garden maintenance. The house looked ugly and views to it from outside looked like rooms were full of general clutter like someone’s garage. We didn’t bother going in to look at gallery as looked so off-putting from outside.
Came to visit the gardens as pics on website looked good. Not too commercialised, helpful staff on arrival explaining the route also loaned us an umbrella as showers anticipated. The walk round the grounds and lake was nice but not much in the way of colour, just left to nature. And smaller than I thought - ok for an hour or so but not a half or whole day. Lovely little waterfall and stream / stepping stone area which would appeal to children. The gardens in front of the house have great potential, lovely stone paving, steps, walls, places to sit and great views to the hills beyond. Lots of tiny flowers spread around the stones which were very pretty and some nice irises flowering. A lovely stepped entrance with wisteria and clematis intermingled.
But the grassed areas there and everywhere needed mowing and edging, weeds abundant and generally looked like in need of some gardeners.
Lots of trip hazards for those at risk due to uneven steps and exposed water ‘features’ - sort of long narrow ditches - so be careful if unsteady on feet or small children.
Ornamental ponds were thick with weed -if cleared and maybe add some goldfish they would be nicer.
Facilities for refreshments could be enhanced. Instead of ugly red plastic seats in the enclosed area of garden centre why not provide seating on the lawned area as you approach the refreshments turnstile? Much more attractive views there. There is a lawned area for people with picnics but there weren’t any tables left (could fit more in as loads of space).
So, overall pleasant but in need of more garden maintenance. The house looked ugly and views to it from outside looked like rooms were full of general clutter like someone’s garage. We didn’t bother going in to look at gallery as looked so off-putting from outside.
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Superb gardens and grounds lovely views over the Somerset countryside spent a couple of hours here on the way to Cornwall, Worth a visit.
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Świetne miejsce do spędzenia z rodziną , czas potrzebny na przejście najdłuższej trasy to jakieś 2 godziny plus wspaniały ogród i dom który też trzeba zobaczyć. Bilet należy kupić online min 3 godziny przed wizytą . ps bardzo mile panie przy kasie i zabierzcie ze sobą stary chleb łabędzie i ryby będą wdzięczne
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Amazing place and even better food.
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We were impressed by the ease and friendly but safe experience at reception, followed by an excellent walk around the parkland (one-way-system) and formal gardens...more extensive than we had realised and beautiful views... followed by an great lunch in the Stables Restaurant.
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Lovely place with friendly staff. Not too busy so able to enjoy without the worry of having to move for others. The food was also fantastic in the Stables.
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Hestercombe House and Gardens has a lovely feel about it. The Stables restaurant is very good with great food and fantastic service
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What fabulous gardens! My 5 year old even said it was astounding and he frequently visits different gardens. We all enjoyed the walk, particularly following the stream up to the top lake and top of the waterfall and back down for a paddle in the stream. We fed the ducks and the fish. Watermill sadly wasn't working.
One way systems seems a bit unnecessary as its not that busy.
We had lunch in the restaurant which was delicious. Strangely this place does not allow picnicking inside, which may explain the lack of visitors. When we visit our local gardens or national trust gardens we like to sit and picnic, but not allowed here. This was a one off visit for us, but if I was local I wouldn't be rushing back unless that was an option.
Two small playgrounds, one by the entrance before you go in and another small one near the top of the walk with some balance logs and a tree den. But not really needed as so many other things to look at and explore.
Dogs allowed but dog poo didn't seem to be an issue.
We used gardeners World 2 for 1 voucher but think would have been expensive without
One way systems seems a bit unnecessary as its not that busy.
We had lunch in the restaurant which was delicious. Strangely this place does not allow picnicking inside, which may explain the lack of visitors. When we visit our local gardens or national trust gardens we like to sit and picnic, but not allowed here. This was a one off visit for us, but if I was local I wouldn't be rushing back unless that was an option.
Two small playgrounds, one by the entrance before you go in and another small one near the top of the walk with some balance logs and a tree den. But not really needed as so many other things to look at and explore.
Dogs allowed but dog poo didn't seem to be an issue.
We used gardeners World 2 for 1 voucher but think would have been expensive without
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Beautiful garden but trying to find it ,nightmare! Don't follow your sat nav.Lots of farm tracks .
But amazing when you get here ,formal gardens, lakes,waterfall,trees more seats please
But amazing when you get here ,formal gardens, lakes,waterfall,trees more seats please
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