Stourhead

Stourhead is a world-famous 18th-century landscape gardens and mansion, with temples, monuments and a beautiful lake.

The mansion is filled with Georgian treasures, with Chippendale furniture and fine paintings. There are wonderful walks, spectacular views from King Alfred's Tower, and two Iron Age hill forts to explore.

Stourhead Garden is a stunning landscape garden designed and laid out by Henry Hoare II from 1741 to 1780, based on his inspirations from travelling through Europe and especially Italy in the 1730s. Several temples based on classical examples are placed around the central lake.