Gardens · South West England
Stourhead
Wiltshire's 18th-century classical landscape garden — the original Pantheon-and-lake idyll.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stourhead in Wiltshire is the most-recognised English landscape garden — laid out by Henry Hoare II between 1741 and 1780 around an artificial lake, with a circuit walk past a Pantheon, a Temple of Apollo, a Grotto and a faithful copy of the Bristol High Cross. The Palladian house at the centre completes the ensemble. National Trust.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stourhead () is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been part-owned by the National Trust since 1946.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The Temple of Apollo is featured in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice as the site of the proposal scene between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1083, -2.3194
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Stourton with Gasper
- Postcode
- BA12 6QF
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Phone
- +44 1747 841152
- Established
- 1721
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- manual: stourhead-garden (manual)
- wikipedia: Stourhead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stourhead?
- Stourhead is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BA12 6QF), in the parish of Stourton with Gasper.
- When was Stourhead built?
- Built or established in 1721.
- Who owns Stourhead?
- Stourhead is owned by National Trust.
- Is Stourhead a listed building?
- Stourhead is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Stourhead?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA12 6QF. It sits within the South West Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.