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Montacute House

Montacute House
Montacute

TA15 6XP

tel: 01935-823289
fax: 01935 826921

Area: Somerset
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

montacutehouse@nationaltrust.org.uk -- email:

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Montacute House
Somerset
All details updated* as of: 18/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

13th March- 31st October 2010 11-5.30pm Wednesday to Monday
3rd November- 12th March 2011 11-4pm, Wednesday to Sunday
Open first four Tuesdays in August. Closes dusk if earlier. Last admission 30mins before closing

Parties / Coaches: Yes
15+

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes
Must book in advance.

House Open for Viewing: Yes
13th March-31st October 11-5pm Wednesday to Monday
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
12th June

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Mid to late Summer

To see:
Borders

Admission Prices

Adult £10.00, child £4.70, family £24.70. Groups £8.50. Garden only, £6.00, child £3.00. Garden only (out of season) £2, child £1

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Large park with dog walk.
Tours
New for 2010 - Women Gardener Exhibition. Available for weddings

Garden Features

Magnificent Elizabethan Ham-stone house, incorporating National Portrait Gallery exhibition, garden and park; Renaissance manor house filled with historic treasures; Fantastic exhibition of 17th-century textile samplers; Long Gallery boasts Elizabethan artwork from the National Portrait Gallery; Film location for Sense and Sensibility (1995)

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

The garden is a formal garden constructed and enhanced over the years. It is the garden's architecture that gives the property its visual quality. The planting is designed to embellish this idea and add to the whole experience. It is not however a garden which is flamboyant and there is just enough interest for most of the season to add colour and purpose to the garden architecture.

History of Garden

Many different people over the last 400 years have tended this garden, the main influences being Pridheum, a little known, but highly thought of, designer of the 18th century.

Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Slipper Cottage (B&B)
King Arms, Montacute
Pelips Arms, Montacute

Restaurants:
On-site Courtyard cafe

Inns & Pubs:
King Arms, Montacute
Pelips Arms - Montacute

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Yeovil
Montague Village

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*Information Updates
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The garden information above was last updated on 18/01/2010

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