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Glittering Elizabethan mansion

Montacute House is a magnificent, glittering mansion, built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips.

There are many renaissance features, and the Long Gallery, the longest of its kind in England, displays over 60 of the finest Tudor and Elizabethan portraits from the National Portrait Gallery collection. The state rooms display a fine range of period furniture and textiles, including samplers from the Goodhart collection.

Montacute's formal gardens are perfect for a stroll and include a collection of roses, mixed borders and famous wobbly hedges. Waymarked walks lead around the wider estate, which encompasses St Michael's Hill.

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Events to look forward to

Survival Guardianship at Stonehenge Landscape

Find out more about what's on at Montacute over the coming months. We've something for everyone.

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Robo mowers lend a hand

Robo mower taking a breather

Robo mower taking a breather

This month the garden team have been trialing every type of mower you can imagine.  Take a look at the robo mowers in action on the North Lawn.

Pegs through the years

Giant dolly peg bench

Look out for these giant pegs, which have been carved over the winter, and are now in the cafe courtyard.  The courtyard had many uses in its past one of those was as a place to hang out the laundry.