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Available for garden |  | Events
Programme of events throughout the year for children, families and adults, including free trails and drop-in activities |  | Guided tours
Free daily volunteer-led garden tours. Tours subject to availability. Stout footwear and waterproof clothing advisable |  | Country walks
Walks leaflet available at Visitor Reception and shop |
About this property
Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead features one of the finest landscape gardens in the world. Designed by Henry Hoare II as a place to entertain, the garden was laid out between 1741 and 1780. The magnificent lake is central to this iconic garden of classical temples and follies. Its lakeside paths and backdrop of colourful, rare and exotic trees reveal many beautifully contrived vistas, capturing the imagination of visitors for over two centuries. While the garden seasons change in beautiful succession, the majestic Palladian mansion, originally home to the Hoare family, houses a unique collection of Chippendale furniture, magnificent paintings and an exquisite Regency library. Waymarked walks can be enjoyed across the chalk downland and woodland of the wider estate, which is managed for nature conservation. Two Iron Age hill forts can be discovered, and from the top of King Alfred's Tower, a 50m-high red brick triangular folly, visitors will experience spectacular views across three counties.
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