Hestercombe Gardens
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A perfect length walk for the family... lots for 10 year old to do, as well as being suitable for prams. Lots of climbing and scrambling as well as lots of small buildings to explore and find out about. Only criticism is that route is not signposted well at the end.
Lovely afternoon out... recommended 😊
Lovely afternoon out... recommended 😊
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Fab walk through the vast woodlands and grounds. Fab views of the valley, waterfalls and lakes, gorgeous little buildings throughout! Had a cream tea in the restaurant, yummy, three warm scones with cream and jam, and pot of tea, plenty of it £10, will re-visit 😁.Lovely extra, a walk in the Blundell woods, stunning !
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Lovely meal and relaxing walk around gardens.
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Delightful garden's and woodland walks with numerous water features. Great for children. Easy walking.
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The gardens here are stunning. They make for a very good walk, and are even a little on the hilly side if you fancy something mildly challenging.
The courtyard cafe by the gift shop seems to offer very nice looking food; it was certainly extremely popular on the day when I was there. There's also a shop where you can buy the standard variety of gifts and also plants. They offer a reward system where you get a stamp every time you spend £7, and eventually I think you get get £5 off a £15 spend.
We ate brunch in the Column Room in the main house, and it was very tasty and extremely good value, with pleasant but unobtrusive service. Most of the brunch options were in the £7-£9 range.
This is a very worthwhile visit if you're a fan of gardens. There are a couple of venues along the walk playing looped video to explain the history of the site, and some of the views are simply stunning. It's worth a couple of hours out of anyone's day.
The courtyard cafe by the gift shop seems to offer very nice looking food; it was certainly extremely popular on the day when I was there. There's also a shop where you can buy the standard variety of gifts and also plants. They offer a reward system where you get a stamp every time you spend £7, and eventually I think you get get £5 off a £15 spend.
We ate brunch in the Column Room in the main house, and it was very tasty and extremely good value, with pleasant but unobtrusive service. Most of the brunch options were in the £7-£9 range.
This is a very worthwhile visit if you're a fan of gardens. There are a couple of venues along the walk playing looped video to explain the history of the site, and some of the views are simply stunning. It's worth a couple of hours out of anyone's day.
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The gardens are tranquil and beautiful but the house is disappointing.
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Really enjoyed our egg hunt and bluebell walk here. The views across Somerset were breathtaking.
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Amazing art exhibition
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I had been looking forward to visiting Hestercombe and being March thought the formal gardens would be full of Spring planting. How disappointed I was to see a mass of the most unsuitable plant ‘ Bergenia Cordifolia’ which I believe should only be used to ground cover an unseen part of a garden. Perhaps if I visit next year in the Spring the gardeners will have remembered that this Autumn they need to plant some bulbs! The walk through the valley was the highlight of the visit.
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Enjoyed the ice (plastic) skating, happy faces from staff, all goes is here.
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Utterly tranquil gardens.
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Great
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Great place to walk, relax and enjoy some Somerset countryside.
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Best to visit once the spring flowers are in bllom - still looks like a work in progress. The house is interesting but the art displays need to be livelier!
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Cold but sunny spring day but Hestercombe offers a lot. The children loved the waterfall, the adults liked the more formal gardens. The walks round the grounds are well looked after and there are some lovely views and vistas. Tasty lunch in the courtyard cafe. A lovely afternoon in the fresh air for ages 2 - 66, something for everyone to look at and enjoy.
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Huge gardens of great variety on many levels and with stunning man made waterfalls. Truly a lovely walk.there is a gift shop and also plants can be bought.
Finally a catering facility supplying meals or just a hot drink on a chilly soring morning. Well worth a visit if you are in the area, repeatedly if you own a pooch. I believe you can purchase an annual season ticket if you live locally.
Finally a catering facility supplying meals or just a hot drink on a chilly soring morning. Well worth a visit if you are in the area, repeatedly if you own a pooch. I believe you can purchase an annual season ticket if you live locally.
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Lovely gardens, with some colour even in early spring. Lots of little follies and huts to see along the trail. Great second hand book shop in the house but don't expect much else - it's not set up for tours of the house. Tickets a little pricey for low season. Dogs welcome on a lead but could do with a field where dogs can be let off the lead.
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A fabulous garden plenty to see, some nice walks too. The Stables restaurant offers up hot food and enjoyable snacks
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Lovely Gardens.
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Lovely place, the whole family enjoyed it including our small boys. Great to be out and about in beautiful surroundings. The cafe was good too.
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Went here for a cream tea with my Mother using a voucher I was gifted at Christmas. The location is really lovely and worth a visit. The cream tea was nice and we devoured it all. Service was pretty slow even though it was not busy hence 4 stars rather than 5.
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Only stopped off for a coffee and cake. Interesting flowerbed in the offing.
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Had a very pleasant visit. Beautiful gardens, Well thought and planned. Not keen on the house. What a waste of a lovely building but the grounds were excellent and will definitely revisit.
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This is a great place to wonder around, relax and unwind. The cafe has good food at a reasonable price.
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Very nice gardens and walks
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