Gardens · South West England
Swinhay House
In or near Kingswood.
Swinhay House — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — 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)
- Nearest railway station
- Cam and Dursley · 8.6 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Swinhay House is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
360° view
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Swinhay House is a futuristic building built for David McMurtry, an industrialist, in North Nibley near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
McMurtry bought a 230 acre piece of land and forest in North Nibley near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. David Austin designed a modern-day eco-friendly country manor and in 2000 acquired PPG 7 planning permission for it as a "Millennium House",
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6430, -2.3894
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- North Nibley
- Postcode
- GL12 7PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stroud
- Nearest railway station
- Cam and Dursley — 8.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q18162150 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swinhay House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swinhay House?
- Swinhay House is in Gloucestershire, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode GL12 7PQ), in the parish of North Nibley.
- What is Swinhay House?
- Swinhay House — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Swinhay House?
- The nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, about 8.6 km away. The nearest town is Kingswood. Drivers can use postcode GL12 7PQ.
- Is Swinhay House a protected site?
- Yes — Swinhay House is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Swinhay House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL12 7PQ. It sits within the Stroud parliamentary constituency.