A visit to Stourhead Estate, 26 Dec 2019

Thank you for taking all these! Lots of luxury - I wonder who used to live/lives in that cottage? Some lovely pics - I like the "willow pattern" bridge and the little robin especially. The hellebores are so neat - not a sign of strong winds and wet to batter them! Mine are looking a bit sad...

Well done for sticking it out. It looks truly grey, damp and miserable! This is one of Monty Don’s favourite places I believe. I’m afraid it doesn’t capture my imagination at all.

Shame about the weather Siris, wonderful vistas, and on a good day, a stunning place to visit.....

What a beautiful place. I’m surprised they don’t have a Stumpery, these places are pretty amazing aren’t they.

Thanks for looking at my pictures.
KAREN Amazing trees, but I couldn't relate to this enormous estate either. I liked the ferns best growing amongst the rocks on the grotto.
DAWN I expect there is a stumpery somewhere, lots of the paths were inaccessible.
STERA the Hellebores were sheltered by bushes and trees. Think i read, the Cottage was just built as a feature, no one ever lived there.

Thanks for sharing Karen, It's been a few years since I went, the Stonehenge traffic is just too much to make it worthwhile now, plus I'm no longer as steady on my pins and there is no way of avoiding the Grotto steps

Like some here I found I could not relate really, OK for my photography side of gardening but that's about it for me

Its a few years since I was last there. I love the place, so different to my very little patch. But I think that's why I like it, so much space.

Not the idea day or time of year for photography, Granda. I think in Autumn the colour of the trees would be spectacular, but won't go again.

It looks a whole lot different in spring there are large areas of naturalized bulbs and of course many acers, magnolias camellias and of course Rhododendrons, the lake will be alive with not only birds but shoals of Rudd.

Isn't it ironic that some people have nowhere to live and others have a house just for looking at... Makes you wonder if there's anything in karma.

Less is more! It's just as well I was unable to get any ideas for my garden, just too vaste. I've plagiarized so many ideas from small private gardens and also GOU members, its packed.

I like the views and space lovely photos especially capturing the Robin.