Historic BuildingsWestbury On Severn

Eastnor Castle, in the dramatic setting of the Malvern Hills and surrounded by a beautiful deer park, arboretum and lake ‐ is the home of the Hervey‐Bathurst family.The style proposed by the architect, the young Robert Smirke, was Norman Revival. From a distance, Eastnor was intended to create…
Distance: 14.3 miles away

Planted over twenty years ago by brothers Lindsay and Edward Heyes, the fun of the aMazing Hedge Puzzle has made it Herefordshire's most popular private tourist attraction.HISTORYPeople from all over the world have enjoyed finding out about mazes through the millennia. By making your own labyrinths you too…
Distance: 10 miles away

Completed in 1153 by Lord Maurice de Berkeley at the command of King Henry II, view our timeline and the history surrounding twenty‐five generations of Berkeleys. Berkeley Castle is one of the most remarkable buildings in Britain and possibly the most outstanding example of Mediaeval domestic architecture…
Distance: 9.5 miles away

Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat . The castle was begun in the late 11th century, by the English thegn Godric who gave it his name. A generation later the splendidly preserved square…
Distance: 9 miles away

OWLPEN has long been recognised as one of England's most romantic early manor houses. The Tudor manor 1450‐1616 stands with its early formal garden of magnificent yews at the centre of a clutch of medieval landmark buildings. Many are now adapted as quite exceptional award‐winning Cotswold holiday cottages.The…
Distance: 11.2 miles away

Situated outside the beautiful Cotswold town of Painswick, the garden is a fascinating step back to the flamboyant English Rococo period. This gem of a garden, which was originally laid out in the 18th century, is set in a hidden Cotswold valley with magnificent views of the surrounding…
Distance: 9.8 miles away

Prinknash is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds with panoramic views of the Vale of Gloucester.Prinknash is not only an Abbey in which some seventeen monks live but a whole complex of buildings spread over an estate of 300 acres. These spacious acres contain the dominating new…
Distance: 10.5 miles away

The Shambles is a collection of Victorian buildings ‐ cottages, houses, alleyways, streets, courtyards, shops and workshops, housing one of the largest collections of everyday Victoriana in the country Life as it was in 1890's right in the middle of Victorian times ‐ almost 100 windows to peer…
Distance: 7.4 miles away

Westbury Court Garden is a Dutch water garden ‐ a rare and beautiful survival.Originally laid out in 1696‐1705, this is the only restored Dutch water garden in the country. It was the National Trust's first garden restoration, undertaken in 1971, and is planted with species dating from before…
Distance: 0.5 miles away