Athelhampton House and Gardens
Free RHS Member days
Every saturday when open, plus all of February and November.
About the garden
Athelhampton House and Gardens is an ancient English manor dating back to Saxon times. The Manor House, built in 1485, is surrounded by award-winning gardens, created in 1891 by one of Athelhampton’s owners, Mr. Alfred Cart de Lafontaine and his garden architect Francis Inigo Thomas.
At the heart of the garden are four ‘rooms’, each a walled formal garden with a pond and water feature. The largest garden, the Great Court, is dominated by 12 large yew pyramids, which were once part of a long-lost parterre. The garden has a large terrace and two elegant garden pavilions built from glorious Ham stone.
The South Walk was replanted in 2023, inspired by Gertrude Jekyll. The Rose Garden leads into an Edwardian Kitchen Garden, which produces fruit and vegetables for the on-site restaurant.
Facilities
- Accessible garden
- Dogs welcome
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Wildflower meadow
- Herbaceous border
- Glasshouse (open to public)
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
- Mediterranean/Italian garden
- Winter garden
Get involved
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