The Gardens at Stourhead, a National Trust Property
A Garden Gate at Stourhead
One of the many lovely things about the Gardens at Stourhead is the Estate Walk and many other seasonal walks on the grounds. Many of the paths lead around the big lake that is framed by the hilly terrain. When we did the tour of the manor house a gentle, but steady rain was coming down, but after the manor tour was over and we headed out to the garden paths it was pouring! That did not deter a group of scheduled ramblers, who departed from their buses and vans prepared for the weather, in walking boots and rain gear, and carrying one or two walking sticks. I was not as prepared and had been up all night on an overseas flight so we took as many pictures as we could before getting drenched and then headed out to our next National Trust destination that morning, hoping the weather would turn for the best. Here is a LIST of some of the upcoming walking events and future highlights at Stourhead.
First let’s take a look at the entry into Stourhead. It sets the mood, your home is your castle! And Stourhead has the gates and crenelations to prove it! Loved that clock too!
Entry into Stourhead, a National Trust Property
Entry into Stourhead, a National Trust Property with Lots of Ivy!
Gated Walls and Meadows at Stourhead
Now let’s look at those gardens!
Another Gate to the Gardens at Stourhead!
Notice the meadow look? We’ve noticed a lot of the National Trust gardens and others are turning part of their land back to meadows, with natural flowers and habitats for birds aplenty!
The Front Meadow at Stourhead
The Formal Gardens at Stourhead, Framed by the Woodlands
The Formal Gardens at Stourhead
The Formal Gardens at Stourhead
The Gardens at Stourhead, Inside the Walls
The Gardens at Stourhead, Inside the Walls
The Gardens at Stourhead, Inside the Walls, all Neat and Tidy and Wet!
The Flowers of Stourhead
The Flowers of Stourhead
The Flowers of Stourhead
The Flowers of Stourhead
The Flowers of Stourhead
The Flowers of Stourhead
Which Way to Go? Choices, Choices!
Well I hope you enjoyed a very abbreviated and wet tour through the gardens! Were you carrying an umbrella? We would definitely place Stourhead on our Return Garden List!
Off to another National Trust Property, see you there!
The Travel Lady In Her Shoes 
7 Responses to “The Gardens at Stourhead, a National Trust Property”
What a fabulous place. Your fantastic photos certainly do it justice.
We rarely walk around this part of the gardens so lovely to walk in your footsteps even if it was a trifle damp!
Fabulous place. You didn’t say where it is.
Sherry, I thought I was in Devon at the time, but actually I was in Wiltshire, UK. All the National Trust Properties seem to be in the middle of nowhere! I have to plot them out before I leave home, down to the smallest road available on the map and then follow the signs as I get closer to the property. Finding them is the first challenge! The Properties are listed in a National Trust book that I get every year because I am a Royal Oak donor.
Thank you for posting and sharing these-they made my day. Not that I was having a bad day, the photos themselves and the subjects in them are just exquisite!
Thank you! What a lovely comment!
I liked the entry gate with all the ivy, and crenelation was a new word for me. Lovely gardens, meadows, and flowers, even in the rain, captured nicely with the rain drops on the purple petals.