Hestercombe Gardens Trust Reviews

Lovely p ace to relax but hardly entertaining if you have children. Please do something about it.

Beautiful park! To see in spring / summer in full bloom!

Very beautiful garden and house , in the summer the amazing waterfall and green all over plus the lake which gives a peaceful feel :)

Lovely grounds and garden but rather expensive admission.

Unusual gardens, must find The follies with special views

Nice grounds but only went to a christmas market there.

Went for the late night opening for Christmas. It was free to get in had to pay extra to see santa and work shop. I paid a visit to the gift shop and brought some christmas decorations. The shop was reasonable priced. The food was lovely I had a pigs in blanket pizza and chocolate log and hot chocolate was to die for. The best thing for me and my son was toasting the marshmallows on the fire. There was also a live band and the children were dancing. Really would recommend lovely festive feeling.

Went to see Santa with the kids would highly recommend

Stunning venue. Considered it for a wedding venue but it is a bit too sprawling. Amazing buildings. Good parking and pleasant staff etc.

Beautiful still plenty of colour around, good one way system nice picnic area good social distancing x

Nice place! Cafe is good, haven't been around the gardens yet!

Not as wheel chair friendly as it seemed when I phoned. But wonderful grounds

Stunning place, absolutely gorgeous, definitely recommend, has a shop and cafe

Great gardens, shame there was a wedding on but hey just meant we had to stay longer to get into the orangery, which was hardly a chore!

We always enjoy going there. Lots on for the kids this summer.

Lovely place for a walk to get away from it all. Cafe is very nice but a little pricey. It is hilly so using a manual wheelchair is hard work.

Had to do something with the kids before they went stir crazy. Took advantage of 50% off and kids under 5 free. The house is pretty dull and the formal gardens ok. However we all enjoyed walking around the large landscape gardens at the back. I can't see us ever going here having paid full price.

Hestercombe Gardens are stunning, always something different to see throughout the year. Great facilities as well. Highly recommend a visit.

Beautiful gardens and location, cafe food very good well worth a visit

Hestercombe is a lovely place. It's a manor house with a huge amount of suave for gardens. You can enjoy the gardens of the house with the it rock and water features. Continue to the "working" mill powered by a water wheel (this is showcased throughout the year and although permanent is not always working). Further round is a lake where you can feed the ducks/swans and see the fish. You're then presented with a long arch of garden which has a number of features in it such as a Roman structure, Chinese structure, Russian structure, a witches hut and plenty of windy paths. You may struggle with wheel chairs and buggys as it can get quite steep. We have an annual pass and it's really spectacular to see it change throughout the seasons.

Beautiful gardens, formal and walking round the lakes. Good cafe with great food choices. Lovely gift and plant shops. A great afternoon out.

Only stopped off for a coffee and cake. Interesting flowerbed in the offing.

Beautiful park and beautiful villa.
Definitely worth seeing.

Visited the Xmas fair - it really started the season.

Nice Walk - a little expensive for what it is if you only go once but may be worth it for the annual ticket.

Lovely place, beautiful gardens. S lovely wander any time of year

Lovely gardens, really enjoyed taking some photos for a wedding Im photographing soon

Beautiful gardens, reasonable food prices, lovely way to spend a day!

First visit and found Staff/ Volunteers helpful.

Video film in 3 different locations could have been labelled better. Telling stories associated with specific area of grounds Wasn't till on way out did we find Cinema then had to catch up on the FULL story.

Take note of Cafe hours STOPPING food at 3pm only if you walked FULL distance. Time is short

Beautiful gardens. Lovely walk and plenty of stopping places.

So beautiful. Lovely atmosphere, fantastic staff. Great for all ages from babies to old folks.

Regular haunt. Nice gardens especially in spring summer and early autumn.

Enjoyed revisiting, last here 10yrs ago when I got married.

Covid secure. Well organised. Beautiful as ever. Highly recommended for peace and tranquillity

Lovely family day for all ages and abilities. Good food, got some nice plants

Beautiful gardens and house. Would highly recommend visiting these gardens.

Great view on the outside tables and benches. A bit pricey. Respectful service.

Enjoyable days outing. Good if you can walk but not for limited walking. Good lunch can get busy

Beautiful gardens, a wonderful day out. Lovely tea rooms. House and exhibition interesting. Great restaurant. Superb bookshop ,gift and garden centre.

Large grounds to walk around which was pleasant. The house was really disappointing with just a few photos hung on the walls. Cafe ok just like National Trust.

Excellent place to visit. Facilities very good. Parking is free and plentiful
Stable restaurant is really good. Staff friendly and helpful

Great place to walk, relax and enjoy some Somerset countryside.

Fantastic gardens. Cafe food was delicious and home made. A great day out.

Always one of our favourite places to go, particularly on a sunny day. Hestercombe offers great flexibility in that you can choose how long or adventurous you want your walk to be, there are many different routes and so many different things to see. Each part of the gardens has its own personality and it's wonderful to see the changing of seasons. A real gem in the Somerset countryside.

Gardens looking good with promise of spring. Cafe excellent as always (dogs allowed inside). Even managed to charge my electric car while I was here.

Beautiful house and gardens near Taunton. There are wonderful walk, lakes, ornamental gardens, cafe and shop.

It's beautiful. A very nice gardens. Liked it so much I got an annual pass.

The gardens are lovely, the house not so much. The landscape garden and it's walk is wonderful as it was designed to be also viewed as separate landscapes from viewing points! The formal garden is also pretty and has a nice orangery building.

A nice place to walk the dog around the grounds and enjoy a meal, but it is not cheap so save your visit for the spring or summer.

Had a great day at Hestercombe Gardens celebrating our 48th wedding anniversary, lovely gardens and great history behind it all. A staff member Chris, helped in getting us booked in and was very friendly and helpful much appreciated thankyou.

Very lovely place, shame the weather was bad but imagine great for a picnic in summer

A wonderful topographical garden in its own right including great views across the terrace. The house calls out for massive investment but still well worth a visit

Closed as pick up only do how would I know, maps blah

Hestercombe is looking beautiful and the gardens are stunning. Well done to the two very hardworking gardeners keeping everything looking so good! We enjoyed a lovely morning wandering around the woodland walks and formal gardens. Hope to return very soon.

Lovely place with lots to see, need good weather to get the most out of it.

Visited at Christmas and saw Santa which was a great experience.

Beautiful, historical, relaxing grounds. Delicious food. Helpful staff.

Lovely place to visit...
Great for all family's, a grand house to look inside and out....
There's a restaurant and shop...
Also a small garden shop....
Children play area to...
Disabled facilities as well...