Hestercombe Gardens
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Called in on a cycle ride for coffee and cake,
The usual national trust cafe,
Served by young ladies , very pleasant but no go in them at all,wondering around just like they have all the time in the world.
Mocha very nice, chocolate orange cake lovely. Visit had the edge taken off of it at the till by the charmless grumpy man expecting me to pay by contactless payment without even telling me how much I owed, when I pointed this out , I was told I should have been looking at the card reassert as it was on there,
Not impressed with him at all .
Very unprofessional by someone representing Hestercombe House
The usual national trust cafe,
Served by young ladies , very pleasant but no go in them at all,wondering around just like they have all the time in the world.
Mocha very nice, chocolate orange cake lovely. Visit had the edge taken off of it at the till by the charmless grumpy man expecting me to pay by contactless payment without even telling me how much I owed, when I pointed this out , I was told I should have been looking at the card reassert as it was on there,
Not impressed with him at all .
Very unprofessional by someone representing Hestercombe House
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Visited numerous times and the gardens are pretty, the walk pleasant and the environment nice. The open cafe/lunch area is nice to sit in and eat and though the food quality can be variable it is generally very good.
The column rooms however is a terrible let down. Water damaged ceilings that have been for ages, fluorescent strip lights on the ceiling and nasty looking seating. This is combined with sadly poor and uncompromising service.
It should be a gorgeous room, but sadly it just feels totally unloved.
Remove the strip lighting, tidy it up and show it some love. Then you’d have a place people would want to come back to.
The column rooms however is a terrible let down. Water damaged ceilings that have been for ages, fluorescent strip lights on the ceiling and nasty looking seating. This is combined with sadly poor and uncompromising service.
It should be a gorgeous room, but sadly it just feels totally unloved.
Remove the strip lighting, tidy it up and show it some love. Then you’d have a place people would want to come back to.
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The gardens and cafe lovely .dont bother at all with the house
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Despite the rain a lovely garden.
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Great gardens. Beautiful flowers. Nice restaurant. Good plants on sale
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The gardens are stunning and the staff are friendly.
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Enjoyed a walk around the gardens especially the formal garden. The house was a bit of a disappointment although there was an exhibition which was interesting. We have put off going before as it is quite expensive but had vouchers which made it value for money.
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Beautiful garden.
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Stunning and dog friendly!
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Very large, beautiful, well laid out gardens. Lots of walks to enjoy and trails to explore, especially the waterfall. Interesting informative boards in the indoor mill house. Art exhibition in the house was not to my taste. Nice snack in the stables cafe.
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Great coffee and cake, shame about the ban on the cycles in the courtyard. Bike park is not visible from the cafe and bikes are not insured if stolen unless you use a gold standard lock which weighs about 2 kg which no one uses as they are too heavy and cumbersome to cycle with. Would have been 5 stars otherwise.
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To be honest, it was more like going to a country park than a garden. The formal gardens where pleasant. However, lunch in the cafe was top notch.
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Only went to the cafe, lovely food
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Nice grounds with lots of follies a bit similar to Stourhead. Disappointing house as only a few rooms open as bookshop, restaurant etc.
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Nice gardens and walks with various stopping points. Has a cafe, shop and restaurant.
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Stunning gardens on a sunny day. Good restaurant.
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Having wanted to visit Hestercombe for a while, we took advantage of a 2-for-1 pay-in-advance offer to visit in June.
The house and grounds have only been in their present ownership for just over six years, and the plan is to bring the gardens back to their one-time glory. Given the scale of the place, this is going to take decades!
There are some lovely walks out through the wilder and more distant parts of the gardens, and some pretty views. Closer to the house (not the point of the visit and unrestored), the formal gardens are more uptogether but by no means spectacular.
If you go not expecting a pristine garden in the style of the RHS, you will find it pleasant. Whether or not you find it worth the considerable entry fee (this is a charity doing valuable work), can only be down to personal opinion.
The house and grounds have only been in their present ownership for just over six years, and the plan is to bring the gardens back to their one-time glory. Given the scale of the place, this is going to take decades!
There are some lovely walks out through the wilder and more distant parts of the gardens, and some pretty views. Closer to the house (not the point of the visit and unrestored), the formal gardens are more uptogether but by no means spectacular.
If you go not expecting a pristine garden in the style of the RHS, you will find it pleasant. Whether or not you find it worth the considerable entry fee (this is a charity doing valuable work), can only be down to personal opinion.
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Hestercombe house is a grand historic place to wander around magnificent grounds. There are short or long walks with a lovely Restuarant to relax in after. Never tire of visiting.
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Fantastic garden.
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Nice garden but lack of disabled parking is poor. Parking in general is very limited.
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There are some really beautiful parts to the gardens. But it’s all a bit halfhearted. I’m sure more could be made of this amazing space. It’s basically a very expensive walk. National Trust gardens are fabulous and well maintained. This seems a wasted opportunity to create something fabulous. Bare areas of soil, loads of weeds and too much nepeta. I appreciate that this is an independent charity who own Hestercombe, but it is lacking so much. Strange school dinner smells near the main buildings put us off staying for lunch.
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With my family, we spent a delightful afternoon walking through Hestercombe Gardens and rewarded ourselves with a clotted cream tea in the Column Room Restaurant. The tea was loose leaf served within an infuser in clear glass teapots. There were three fresh warm scones served with a good portion of strawberry jam and delicious clotted cream.
Since the closure of the Stables Cottage at Triscombe we've been looking for a good alternative to take guests, and we've found it at Hestercombe. Thank you, we'll be returning soon.
Since the closure of the Stables Cottage at Triscombe we've been looking for a good alternative to take guests, and we've found it at Hestercombe. Thank you, we'll be returning soon.
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Some of the best gardens in the UK and a whole day out. Would li6ve to see the inside of the house returned to its former glory one day to match the beautiful gardens.😀
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Grandson loved it
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Beautifully designed and kept gardens
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