Hestercombe Gardens
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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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Very pretty place. Gardens are attractive
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Very peacefull
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Only got as far as the coffee and gift shop. Thought the entrance charge to the gardens a bit steep at £12.50
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We have a yearly membership here and it is worth every penny. So much to do you could spend a whole day here. Beautiful gardens and walks.
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Lovely family day for all ages and abilities. Good food, got some nice plants 😁
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Gorgeous - it was like being in Italy - outstanding Italianate gardens. The house house exterior also beautiful Italian style having been redesigned - but there is very little of interest inside - having been home to the fire service for many years. The interior houses a fantastic contemporary art installation this summer.
Gorgeous gardens - do visit - you will not be disappointed! The plantings are perfect and surprises around every corner: rills and ponds. The extended gardens and woodland so well executed - fabulous walk in any weather.
And dog friendly - thank goodness - always a bonus and a rarity - I shall be back with my pug!!
Gorgeous gardens - do visit - you will not be disappointed! The plantings are perfect and surprises around every corner: rills and ponds. The extended gardens and woodland so well executed - fabulous walk in any weather.
And dog friendly - thank goodness - always a bonus and a rarity - I shall be back with my pug!!
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Lovely place to visit. Super gardens.
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Amazing gardens, interesting exhibitions
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Well worth the visit. Wonderful tranquil woodland walks with a stream and a small waterfall. A climb to the top of the woods but a lovely view made it worthwhile. The formal gardens were at their best and we'll maintained. All the paths were smooth and easy to walk along. The whole area is dog friendly with a dog biscuit to greet the canine guests at the entrance. A large cafe with a good selection of food, a shop with plants at reasonable prices. An excellent day out. Not sure what it would be like on a rainy day but we picked a hot and sunny day
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Beautiful gardens. Smart restaurant.
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Travelled down from Bristol to see and wander round these lovely gardens. 50 acres to enjoy. Great place to stroll in trees, by water, see birds& waterfall & follies and flowers a meadows and formal gardens (by Gertrude Jekyll). Highly recommended.
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Excellent place for a group visit, good coach parking and pre order catering in a separate room.
Beautiful garden, both formal and informal. We were lucky to visit on a beautiful sunny day.
Beautiful garden, both formal and informal. We were lucky to visit on a beautiful sunny day.
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Lovely Gardens and House with good food
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Good gardens, but as to the 'Contemporary art':
One exhibit was several racks of hundreds of bottles of water said to have been collected worldwide.
I offered to produce them a sample of mine but it was refused.
Their 'art' is not to my taste.
Why don't they get the old cider press up and running? We could bring our own apples and come away with our own vintage cider, for a price.
And what about the water turbine?
One exhibit was several racks of hundreds of bottles of water said to have been collected worldwide.
I offered to produce them a sample of mine but it was refused.
Their 'art' is not to my taste.
Why don't they get the old cider press up and running? We could bring our own apples and come away with our own vintage cider, for a price.
And what about the water turbine?
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Is often billed as 'the poshest services off the M5' and is well worth the detour. It offers delightful gardens and excellent facilities to break up the tedium of the journey down to the West Country. Good range of meals and the Jekyll formal terrace is lovely. Worth the trip.
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Great if a little hilly
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There is so much to offer, from the formal plantings to the second-hand book shop. We had the Gardeners world offer card, so got 2 for 1 offer, but would have paid the full price, as a 'cheap' day out for £25! There was a discernible difference in the staff, they are chatty, helpful, willing to spend time explaining things. We stopped for tea first, as I had told my husband these were the best scones in the world ( from a visit I did with Lackham college 5 years ago, horticulture course) And they still are..delighted :-) Good service, good food the courtyard was well thought out too. The main house is not really attractive ( obviously only my opinion) we were told that they hadn't had it long, bought it off the council for a £1 and the fire service had used of it for some time, a large undertaking. The second hand book shop was well stocked ( downstairs) and a restaurant there, worth a look! However, the apparent artistic endeavour upstairs was a case of 'style over substance' trying to be clever, but missing the point of having any artistic ability! The grounds are lovely, steps down to the house, the layout of the rill's to the ponds...beautiful. The Pergola was of particular beauty to me, love the columns. The workmanship that went into the building of the gardens is wonderful, just the rill set up is so interesting. The orangery, pump house, lakes ponds, waterfalls, folies/buildings...something for everyone!
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We spent a very enjoyable morning walking along the wooded paths. and gardens of this estate. All though I am slightly disabled I found it quite possible to stroll slowly through the woods omitting the steep climbs and with taking occasional rests I was able to see the cascade waterfall the ponds and the more formal garden areas. As I expect to make another visit to the area later in the year I will certainly pay this delightful place a second visit.
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Always love this place.
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Gardens absolutely stunning
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Would not like to pay full price, went on a Travelzoo offer.
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