South West Galleries

Hidcote Manor Gardens, Gloucestershire : This is one of England's great gardens, designed and created in the Arts & Crafts style by the horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston and situated on the northern edge of the escarpment of the Cotswolds. This album includes a selection of photos from October 2003, June 2006 and July 2008 showing the development over the years.

Hidcote Manor Gardens, Gloucestershire

This is one of England's great gardens, designed and created in the Ar ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 10:26am PST

Stourhead Gardens Revisited : Stourhead is the best example of a garden inspired by the great landscape painters of the seventeenth century. The pictures now show two visits, one in Spring and one in Autumn.

Stourhead Gardens Revisited

Stourhead is the best example of a garden inspired by the great landsc ...

Updated: May 22, 2008 9:29am PST

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset : A small but interesting medieval manor house, former home of Henry Lyte, a 16th century herbalist. In the 20th century it was rescued from dereliction by Sir Walter Jenner, who refurbished the interiors in period style. Its Arts & Crafts-style garden is an intimate combination of outdoor rooms, topiary, statues and herbaceous borders. The gardens are not huge but are kept in immaculate condition and are interesting throughout the year.

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

A small but interesting medieval manor house, former home of Henry Lyt ...

Updated: May 16, 2008 8:40am PST

Barrington Court, Somerset : A Tudor manor house and gardens inspired by Gertrude Jekyll which was acquired by the National Trust in 1907 and was the first large country house taken on. By that time the house was in a very poor state of repair, having been used for the storage of farming equipment and after a fire in the 19th century. There are pictures here from two visits, some years apart and in different seasons.

Barrington Court, Somerset

A Tudor manor house and gardens inspired by Gertrude Jekyll which was ...

Updated: May 15, 2008 3:16am PST

Tintinhull House & Gardens, Somerset : Tintinhull is a small but delightful Arts & Crafts garden created in the early 20th century around a 17th century house.

Tintinhull House & Gardens, Somerset

Tintinhull is a small but delightful Arts & Crafts garden created in t ...

Updated: May 01, 2008 3:51am PST

Knightshayes Court : Knightshayes Court is known principally for its beautiful gardens but the house is facinating in its own right. It was built for John Heathcoat-Amory a Member of Parliament for Tiverton. He commissioned the architect William Burges to design the striking gothic house and work began in 1859.

Knightshayes Court

Knightshayes Court is known principally for its beautiful gardens but ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2008 9:41am PST

Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire : A grand baroque house designed by Talman for William Blathwayt, Secretary at War during the reign of William III.

Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire

A grand baroque house designed by Talman for William Blathwayt, Secret ...

Updated: Apr 03, 2008 4:27am PST

Montacute House, Somerset :

Montacute House, Somerset

Updated: Apr 03, 2008 3:07am PST

Overbecks, Devon : An Edwardian house and sub-tropical gardens given to the National Trust by scientist and inventor Otto Overbeck. the property is now mostly a museum to house his collections.

Overbecks, Devon

An Edwardian house and sub-tropical gardens given to the National Trus ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 9:07am PST

Saltram, Devon : A magnificent Georgian house situated close to the city of Plymouth

Saltram, Devon

A magnificent Georgian house situated close to the city of Plymouth

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 3:47am PST

St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall : Situated at the South-eastern tip of Cornwall is probably one of the most evocative of all the properties owned by the National Trust.

St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall

Situated at the South-eastern tip of Cornwall is probably one of the m ...

Updated: Feb 29, 2008 4:40am PST

Tapeley Park, Devon : The gardens at Tapeley are a mixture of natural and formal with a developing area of permaculture. Situated in North Devon between Bideford and Instow with great views to the coast.

Tapeley Park, Devon

The gardens at Tapeley are a mixture of natural and formal with a deve ...

Updated: Sep 18, 2007 8:42am PST

Arlington Court, Devon : Arlington Court, near to Barnstaple, North Devon, has been the Chichester's family home for some 500 years. It was handed to the National Trust by Miss Rosalie Chichester in 1949. Sir Francis Chichester was a well known family member, although he didn't actually live here, and there is a model on display of the "Gypsy Moth" yacht in which he circumnavigated the globe.

Arlington Court, Devon

Arlington Court, near to Barnstaple, North Devon, has been the Chiches ...

Updated: Aug 31, 2007 4:53am PST

Antony House, Cornwall : Antony House is situated near to Torpoint, across the Plymouth Sound form Plymouth. The present house was built between 1718 and 1724 for Sir William Carew. It has been under the administration of the National Trust since 1961, although the family still live in the house. There are extensive grounds and gardens which form the bulk of the photographs in this gallery. As the weather was very poor for our visit I have converted most of them to black and white as otherwise the colours were very drab and grey.

Antony House, Cornwall

Antony House is situated near to Torpoint, across the Plymouth Sound f ...

Updated: Jul 20, 2007 6:41am PST

Cotehele, 2007 : We recently revisited Cotehele and so there may be some duplicate views to those in the 2002 gallery.

Cotehele, 2007

We recently revisited Cotehele and so there may be some duplicate view ...

Updated: Jul 12, 2007 3:46am PST

Lanhydrock House : One of the most fascinating late 19th-century houses in England, full of period atmosphere and the trappings of a high Victorian country house.

Lanhydrock House

One of the most fascinating late 19th-century houses in England, full ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2006 7:37am PST

Trengwainton Gardens, Cornwall : Trengwainton Gardens, owned by the National Trus since 1961, are mostly a 20th century creation although there has been a house here at least since the 16th century. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho, whose family came here in 1857, began work on the garden after he inherited the rambling Victorian house in 1925.

Trengwainton Gardens, Cornwall

Trengwainton Gardens, owned by the National Trus since 1961, are mostl ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2006 4:27am PST

Glendurgan Garden : Another garden set in a wooded valley dropping steeply to the hamlet of Durgan on the shore of the beautiful Helford estuary, Glendurgan is one of the great sub-tropical gardens of the Cornwall.

Glendurgan Garden

Another garden set in a wooded valley dropping steeply to the hamlet o ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2006 9:04am PST

Levant Mine, Cornwall : Situated on the North Cornwall coast near St. Just is one of the most famous tin mines. Although renowned for tin production, actually most of the production was copper, tin appearing towards the end of its life.

Levant Mine, Cornwall

Situated on the North Cornwall coast near St. Just is one of the most ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2006 4:22am PST

Killerton House : Killerton House is situated in Devon, close to Exeter and has been in the hands of the National Trust since 1944 when it was given to them by Sir Richard Ackland.

Killerton House

Killerton House is situated in Devon, close to Exeter and has been in ...

Updated: May 13, 2006 9:52am PST

Cotehele, 2002 : Hidden within the Tamar Valley, accessible only via narrow Cornish lanes or by boat up the Tamar River, this Tudor house has been excellently preserved. The present house was built between 1485 and 1539 during the reigns of Richard III, Henry Tudor and Henry VIII. Sir Richard Edgcumbe (d.1489), having been handsomely rewarded for his loyalty to Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth, started the remodeling of the original 13th century property in 1485. Following his death 4 years later at Morlaix in Brittany , his son Sir Piers (1472-1539) set about its completion. It is a combination of durability of its local granite and slate stone out of which it is built and the decision of Sir Piers' son, Richard, to build a new family seat in 1553 overlooking Plymouth, that has resulted in Cotehele's architectural preservation. An interesting architectural feature is that the windows on the outside of the property are sited high in the outer walls and are very small. The property was built very much with defence in mind. It is not until you enter the protected inner courtyard that the grand large windows appear. There is no electric light in the house which means that its rooms can appear rather gloomy on dull days and gives visitors an insight into what it would have been like to live here.

Cotehele, 2002

Hidden within the Tamar Valley, accessible only via narrow Cornish lan ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 6:36am PST