Ascott

Half-timbered house originating from 1606, transformed by the Rothschilds in the late 19th century. Your self-guided tour leads through five ground-floor rooms where you can find our knowledgeable House volunteers to answer your questions and point out some of the House’s more hidden features. Filled with the renowned Ascott Collection, they feature everything from 17th-century paintings and 18th-century furniture, to rare Chinese ceramics.

Mellow, modern spaces sit amid grand designs. In the contemporary Lynn Garden, landscaped circles meet moated islands and infinity pools. Find a peaceful seat among the flowers and enjoy the moving water and busy bees in the planted beds. Meanwhile in the lower part of the Gardens, the jagged Cornish slates of the Ascott Circle add texture and a burst of modern art.You can stroll along the 100-yard Madeira Walk beside borders of delphiniums and old roses – a riot of mauve, lilac and blue – or explore the leafy fern garden and the fragrant Scented Walk. In spring you can wander among apparently endless sweeps of glorious daffodils. In summer watch carp glide in the Lily Pond while bright blue dragon flies buzz by.