South West Attractions

Stourhead Gardens

Stourhead Gardens

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Stourhead Estate, The Estate Office, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 6QD BA12 6QD

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Description

Venue: Stourhead Gardens    When: Daily
A tour of the garden should begin at the beautiful Palladian mansion (built 1720), which sits atop the steep-sided valley with views over the lake. An anti-clockwise tour of the garden brings the visitor past a grotto and a temple where the River Stour gushes out of the hillside. Around the corner is a folly version of the Roman Pantheon, with steps leading up to a pedimented portico. The Temple of the Sun (dedicated to Apollo) is the final destination, with wonderful views over the lake.

The garden's rhododendron collection is particularly fine, with many of the shrubs planted over 100 years ago. The arboretum has trees from all over the world, including one of the earliest Chinese Dove Trees ever planted in the UK. Also known as the handkerchief tree for it's pendulous white blossoms, the Davidia involucrata is a sight to behold when flowering in the spring.

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