England's only surviving 17th-century grandstand, within a tranquil Cotswold estate full of diverse wildlife
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Lodge Park
John 'Crump' Dutton built this 17th-century grandstand, fuelled by his passion for deer coursing, gambling, banqueting and entertaining.
Lodge Park became the National Trust's first restoration project in 1998 and relied on archaeological evidence to return the building to its former glory. It's situated approximately two and a half miles from the village of Sherborne and the wider Sherborne estate, the other side of the A40.
Sherborne Park Estate
Sherborne is a working estate and has an abundance of wildlife, from fallow and roe deer to badgers and foxes.
Ewe Pen Barn is the starting point for Lodge Park's three main walking routes: Short Woodland Stroll; Family Fun Walk and Historic Farmland Hike. Don't miss the sculpture trail around the pleasure grounds.
Make sure to leave some time to visit the 18th-century water meadows (home to otters, water voles and dragonflies) - park at Northfield Barn car park.
The estate is open year round, dawn to dusk.
Lodge Park (use postcode GL54 3PP)Approach from the A40. Follow the brown tourism 'Lodge Park' sign (right turn from Cheltenham direction, left turn from Oxford direction) towards Aldsworth. Lodge Park is just under a mile along the road on your right hand side.
Sherborne Estate (use postcode GL54 3DT)Approach from the A40, follow the road sign to Sherborne (right turn from Oxford direction - ignore the first Sherborne road sign and take turning opposite the Lodge Park turning - and left turn from Cheltenham direction). The Ewe Pen Barn car park is approximately half a mile along the road, signed to the right. For Sherborne village turn right at the cross roads approximately 1 mile along the road.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | N/A | £6.50 |
| Child | N/A | £3.25 |
| Family | N/A | £16.25 |
| One adult family | N/A | £9.75 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 10
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N/A | £6.20 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 10
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N/A | £3.10 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
