Hestercombe Gardens
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We love Heatercombe, we have the family membership and regular go for walks with the dog and kids, also enjoy the regular themed events throughout the year. Halloween, ice skating, etc
Good value and a lovely place.
Good value and a lovely place.
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Our favourite place to go for walks with the dog and 6 years old daughter, she loves there all the great activities they have for kids amazing place
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Another great visit to Hestercombe Gardens. Myself, my husband and children love it there and we have a family membership so we can visited many times during the year. It is a fantastic place to visit especially at different times of the year as you can see how the gardens change. The children love the walks and the trails that are set up and we always make sure we have a pen to complete them. The valentines trail was very good and kept the children entertained by having to follow the clues. It's a great way to spend a few hours in the outdoors and can always be finished off either with a packed lunch or with tea and cake from the cafe.
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we bought a ticket for the steam train from Minehead that also gave us tickets here and a vintage bus ride all included....£26 each a real bargain.....one of the best days out ever!
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When they built the elegant Hestercombe House, they picked just the right spot. Space to create a 'wild' area with lakes and waterfalls behind the house, stunning views across the valley and the imagination to create superb gardens. Hestercombe is a lovely place to get some fresh air and a little exercise followed by something deliciously unhealthy in the café. Best to come in season to get the full benefit of the stunning formal gardens, but a lovely place to be at any time of year..
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Unfortunately the staff member was unhelpful and abrupt, when the admission prices are quite high a bit more customer relations would be appreciated .
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The gardens are beautiful, designed by I think Capability Brown and there is also a woodland walk, great for taking the children and dogs to, there is an Orangery where weddings are held, and a very good restaurant, where you can rest and have a nice Cuppa and cake.We went at Halloween, when they did a special spooky walk through the trees, the grandchildren loved it.
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Super value grandchildren loved it. After skating did the xmas treasure trail. Such a fabulous place kids loved it! Great fun.
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We had a wonderful day at Hestercombe in December. We had a walk round the gardens on well marked and well maintained foorpaths. It was amazing how big the grounds are. There were themed objects for children to spot and we saw lots of families enjoying the activity. We treated ourselves to lunch in the hall which was silver service and made the visit really special.
Later we joined our family to watch them skating on the indoor rink. They had a really good but tiring time skating to the music.
We will certainly be visiting the gardens again to see the spring display.
Well worth a visit for all age groups.
Later we joined our family to watch them skating on the indoor rink. They had a really good but tiring time skating to the music.
We will certainly be visiting the gardens again to see the spring display.
Well worth a visit for all age groups.
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I have been visiting Hestercombe Gardens for some years and I am very impressed by the way the whole package has improved for the visitor. The gardens are a delight with a leisurely walk around the lake, paths that take you in all sorts of directions. The shop, restaurant and whole experience is a treat.
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nice atmosphere lovely gardens and views very spacious we also went there a couple of years ago for a halloween event where diffrent scenes were set throughout the gardens my son loved it
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I've been here many times with my 3 year old, dog and various family members visiting. It always makes for a great day out. The membership fee is excellent value!
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We use Hestercombe often. It is a great place to walk and also have a coffee and a cake. They do light food too.
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Beautiful gardens, breathtaking views and very friendly staff. Great quality lunches served in the Stables Kitchen Cafe - really lovely.
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We went for the Xmas experience and were surprised at the price to get into the gardens. However we were blown away by the formal gardens and the views. I would love to come back in the summer months. The cafe was reasonable and you could take dogs into the stable area which was a nice touch.
The log fire in the orangery was lovely to sit in as well. There was ice skating but we were there for the Xmas walk. We had a lovely afternoon!
The log fire in the orangery was lovely to sit in as well. There was ice skating but we were there for the Xmas walk. We had a lovely afternoon!
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Very pleasant morning around the conference table, learning about pruning apple & fruit trees with Claire the head Gardener, relaxed style & extremely informative , All about what to do & when & how you can make it worse !! Then a short walk into the orchard for some real hands on experience with the other gardeners out pruning the trees for the best crop & longevity.
Option to walk about the ornamentale gardens - but not my bag really
Lunched afterwards ( not included in fees) in the stables - excellent roast beef Bagette & trout salad , followed by good cakes
Option to walk about the ornamentale gardens - but not my bag really
Lunched afterwards ( not included in fees) in the stables - excellent roast beef Bagette & trout salad , followed by good cakes
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More like a country park than a garden, very wooded areas, lakes and muddy paths, the formal gardens are depressing in the winter and untidy, but I'm sure come spring they will be lovely. some nice walks and views. The house is disappointing but as the fire service have not long moved out after decades using it as their HQ it has a long way to go on the restoration
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ideal for walks with the kids or dogs around nature woodland walks and beautiful gardens. ideal for all weathers and a coffe and shop on site to pop in afterwards .
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Love going to Hestercombe gardens. lovely walk and plenty of photography to be done.
we actually became members so makes it more enjoyable to now we a=have helped with the upkeep of the gardens.
we actually became members so makes it more enjoyable to now we a=have helped with the upkeep of the gardens.
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We had family visiting from Nottingham and decided to come the weekend before xmas. We had a lovely walk around and really enjoyed the drinks in the cafe. The shop also had lovely items.
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hi all phil yer again.visited Hestercombe gardens in december this year for the xmas markets .all local arts & craft & foods from the area.bought some cheeses,beers etc from the crampact stalls.took us a while to get there took 2 attempts to get in as the road was tailed back.my suggestion is you go in the late afternoon about 2.30pm ish to avoid this but all in all worth the visit.
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We visited Hestercombe gardens with a group tour in June 2015.It is a beautiful garden with large grounds to walk around. Sadly the house that is Hestercombe House is in need of renovation to restore it to its former glory.
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The beautiful grounds and gardens are well worth a visit at any time of year, forever changing with the seasons! My grandchildren never bore with visiting! There are stunning views over the vale of Taunton Deane and the reward of a good lunch or tea after. Excellent plants and goodies on sale in the shop too!
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Beautiful, Visited several years ago . Tranquil and colourful on the 'trail' around the immense gardens with some surprises on the way.
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Our daughter went to her friends birthday party here with the ice rink party. They had a really good time. So we had an excuse to pick up daughter and have a Sunday lunch. The menu was really good and you get spoilt for choice. The food we had (2 x adults, 2 x children) was really tasty and local produce. Only downside was the premises allow dogs in the restaurant by the dining tables and unfortunately the dog owners do not respect other diners which causes friction. Apart from that all is good and we never had time to look around the main house or the gardens.....we will return
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