We arrived late in the day, so we had to choose: house, or gardens? We chose gardens, and have no regrets. I imagine it would be even more scenic when the flowers are blooming and the trees have leaves. The only downside was the gardeners were burning a brush pile, you can see smoke in some of our pictures. more

We visited the estate and gardens on May 2nd, 2007. We just about crossed Stourhead off our list, but decided to make it happen and we are so glad we did. We had taken the five day Celebrity Constellation cruise from Southampton and returned there on April 30th. I had originally wanted to proceed to Stourhead directly from Southampton, then... more

We were not planning on visiting Stourhead on our 30 day drive around England & Scotland. WHAT A MISTAKE! Fortunately we had an afternoon free before leaving Bath & had a look in our British Heritage Pass book for something close by. (Can't tell you the entrance fee as was free on our Heritage Pass- well worth the purchase price,... more