Stourhead
Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead is one of the finest landscape gardens in the world. Designed by Henry Hoare II, the garden was laid out between 1741 and 1780.
Lakeside paths lead past classical temples and follies, set against a backdrop of beautiful and exotic trees, revealing many vistas that have captured the imagination of visitors for more than two centuries.
Sitting majestically above the garden, and surrounded by delightful lawns and parkland, is Stourhead House. Built in the 1720s, the mansion was home to the Hoare family, owners of Britain's only independent bank surviving to the present.
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This fine Palladian mansion houses a unique collection of Chippendale furniture, magnificent paintings and an exquisite Regency library.
The woodland and chalk downland of the wider estate is managed for nature conservation and includes two Iron Age hill forts and King Alfred's Tower – a 50m-high folly built in 1772 by Henry Flitcroft, with spectacular views across three counties.
For more information, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead or call 01747 841152.
Stourhead
Stourhead Estate Office
Stourton
Warminster
Wiltshire BA12 6QD
General Information:
Tel: 01747 841152
Fax: 01747 842005
Email: stourhead@
nationaltrust.org.uk
Web: www.nationaltrust.org
.uk/stourhead
Gardens and Landscape: Stourhead has one of the finest landscape gardens in the world, with temples, follies and exotic trees set around a great lake.
Heritage: Stourhead House and Garden, King Alfred's Tower, Iron-age and Neolithic hill forts are all part of the 6,000 year-old story of the estate.
Arts: Stourhead House, a fine Palladian mansion, contains an extensive collection of Chippendale furniture, paintings and one of the country’s finest Regency libraries.