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Ammerdown House

Ammerdown House
Radstock
Bath

BA3 5SH

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

Visitor Information

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Ammerdown House
Somerset
All details updated* as of: 13/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

5th Apr, 3rd May, 31st May, 30th Aug; 11am - 5pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £4; Child free; Over 60s £3

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: No

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

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade:

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Lutyens

The formal garden was a brilliant conception by Lutyens who wanted to link the house with the beautiful Orangery. He used a number of visual "tricks" which are not apparent to the visitor walking through the 'rooms' of yew and sculpture and parterre. He created an effect which cleverly combines originality and grandeur.

Massive yew planting, now mature and nearly four metres high, creates enclosed formal areas which lead irresistibly from one room to the next - the spaces between being almost entirely filled with hedging. There are also some particularly clever details, such as the clipped Portugese laurels, honeysuckles trained over wired umbrellas, ancient lemon verbenas in pots in the Orangery and on the terraces.

Daffodils, cowslips and magnificent magnolia are Spring features; roses, dahlias and wild orchids are Summer delights, complementing the fountains and statues at all seasons.

History of Garden

The Bath-stone house was designed by James Wyatt in 1790; it was originally surrounded on three sides by open parkland with panoramic views, and with a walled kitchen garden to the north.

Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Garden House Hotel, Frome
Monmouth Lodge, Norton St. Philip

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Wheatsheaf, Combe Hay
George Inn, Norton St. Philip

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Bath

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The garden information above was last updated on 13/01/2010

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