Stourhead garden has a reputation as one of the world’s great man-made landscape
Stourhead Manor is a beautiful heavenly spot in the county Wiltshire that belonged to the Barons of Stourton for 500 years till 1714. In the 18th century one of the owners Henry Hoare redesigned the mansion and landscaped the gardens in a classical design. In 1946 Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, the last Hoare family member gave Stourhead house and gardens to the National Trust.
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- The Grotto
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- Stourhead’s lake and foliage as seen from a high hill vantage point
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- The Pantheon is the most important visual feature of the garden
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- View taken from the Grotto, of the lake in Winter colours
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- Magnificent lake in winter
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- The gardens are home to a large collection of trees and shrubs from around the world
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- The gardens of Stourhead are a real delight
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- A long-awaited appearance of snowdrops in early February
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- Lake in Stourhead
