Hestercombe Gardens

Hestercombe is a unique combination of three period gardens: the LANDSCAPE GARDEN was created in the 1750s by soldier and artist, Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, renowned as having "the finest taste for laying out ground of any man in England".

Bampfylde's vision was complemented with the addition of a VICTORIAN TERRACE and SHRUBBERY in the 1870s and followed by the creation of the beautiful EDWARDIAN GARDENS designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll between 1904 and 1908.
These world famous gardens, all once abandoned, have now been lovingly restored.

In addition to the beautiful landscape and varied plants Hestercombe is also a little patch of paradise for native wildlife.
As you walk the gardens it is not unusual to catch a glimpse of a flicking white tail as roe deer bound way at your approach or hear the rustle of leaves as common lizards busily go about their daily business of bug hunting.

They have a small, safe Children’s Play area for the under 7s. It is situated by the picnic area near the Ticket Office. Admission is FREE to this facility.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Hestercombe Gardens, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

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