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Somerset

Montacute House

A masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design, with towering walls of glass, glowing ham stone and surrounding garden. While the upper floors of the house will remain closed for 2025 there is plenty to see on the ground floor, and in the garden and parkland.

Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XP

Chestnut tree and cedar lawn at Montacute House, Somerset

Planning your visit

View of the east side of Montacute House from Cedar Lawn with sunshine hitting the house

Events at Montacute House 

From informative tours to outdoor theatre, take a look at the events coming up in the next few months.

A parent and three children lean over a stone balustrade, pointing at fish in a pond in the formal garden, with Montacute House behind them
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A family day out at Montacute House 

Discover family-friendly things to do at Montacute House.

Visitors with their dogs sat on a bench on the North terrace at Montacute House
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Visiting Montacute House with your dog 

Make the most of visiting with your dog.

Seven visitors walking away from the camera as they explore the east court garden at Montacute, Somerset. Borders of shrubs line the path as they walk towards a stone balustrade and pavilion with the parkland stretching away into the distance.
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School and group visits to Montacute House 

Find out more about visiting Montacute House as a group.

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Montacute House: Saving the Staircases 

Discover more about the project to save the staircases at Montacute House and how you can support it.

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