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Find a Warm Welcome at Hestercombe
2 months ago
**We have joined forces with Spark Somerset to invite and share our warm space with the local community this winter at Hestercombe.**:
We’ll be opening our doors at Hestercombe House and offering a comfortable space for those that need it to sit, read, and stay as long as they wish.
Our warm space is free to access with the opportunity to view our art gallery and browse our book shop too. Participants just need to mention the Warm Welcome Somerset scheme at visitor reception upon arrival.
**We will be offering this space on a Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10am to 3pm. This will start from Monday 9th January until the end of March.
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Behind The Scenes at The New Dogs of Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeHave you spotted our exciting new Dogs of Hestercombe exhibition in the Long Gallery, which celebrates Hestercombe's patrons with paws? We love to welcome visitors and their dogs for walks in the garden and a spot of canine ice cream in the Stables Cafe. Earlier this year, volunteer and photographer Daniel McCarthy captured these charming photos of visitors...
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What's On in The Hestercombe Winter Wonderland...
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**WELCOME TO WINTER WONDERLAND AT HESTERCOMBE!** - A sparkling winter woodland walk, skating, Father Christmas and 3 unique Carol concerts combine to make the festive season at Hestercombe exceptional._ For the first time, from November 30th until December 24th, from 4.30pm each evening (check website for exact times) an enchanting Winter Wonderland...
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Christmas at Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**Welcome to the festive season!** We're now officially in the mood for Christmas after a very successful annual Christmas Market. Filled with beautiful stalls and friendly, local producers and craftspeople we were bursting at the seams with decorations, food and lots of lovely gift ideas. A great way to kick start the festive season. We’re now in a...
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Hestercombe’s Landscape Saved with £1.5million
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**A vision to completely restore Hestercombe is one step closer thanks to a £1.5 million grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.**: This remarkable donation has enabled Hestercombe to acquire land totalling 320 acres, securing the world-class, Grade 1 heritage landscape, gardens and buildings for future generations. A vision to completely restore...
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Hestercombe Gardens Trust
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**The Hestercombe Gardens Trust was established in 1996 to oversee the restoration of the gardens and to protect them for the future.**: **The Trust’s Objectives**: The Trust’s charitable objective is: to reclaim, restore, preserve, enhance and develop for the education and benefit of the public, the landscape, gardens and buildings of heritage,...
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Horrifying Hallowe'en at Hestercombe!
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**HALLOWE’EN IS HORRIFYING AT HESTERCOMBE THIS HALF TERM! October 2012** **Non stop fun an frights throughout the holidays.** Hestercombe undergoes a phenomenal transformation at Hallowe’en - from stunning gardens by day to spine chilling chamber of horrors at night! Take a **Terror Tour** - but take care because the zombies are coming and they will be...
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What's Happening at Hestercombe..
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeHestercombe is a wonderful garden venue and regularly listed amongst the top 20 gardens in Britain. Many activities are offered in the garden, a good number of them are free with garden entry such as the butterfly walks and the charcoal burning days. Special emphasis is also given to children as it’s a great place for them to engage with nature and enjoy...
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Preserving Water at Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**Head Gardener, Claire Greenslade, shares tips on how we’re saving water at Hestercombe**: As you can imagine in the high temperatures we’ve experienced recently the gardens are beginning to suffer from heat exhaustion - just like the rest of us! At Hestercombe we are very conscious of our water consumption and use. We recognise that water is such a...
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Hot Shop Offers at Hestercombe!
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**Hestercombe Shop Blog!! (a little message from Hannah - Shop Manager)** The shop is changing with the new wintery season........there's lots of new and exciting gifts arriving weekly, from stocking fillers to that extra special gift for someone in your life. Locally produced items available to support the area and community, all our cards are personally...
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Autumn Is On Its Way at Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**Get outside this season, breathe in the fresh air and watch Hestercombe gardens come alive with the rich colours of autumn.**: - Autumn at HestercombeSeptember and October sees Hestercombe transformed by the rich shades of autumn; the cold-loving flowers and shrubs begin to bloom, bringing new colours and points of interest to the gardens. On your next...
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Hestercombe House Opening Information Throughout
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**UPDATE, 7th January 2021: *Please note: in line with the national lockdown, Hestercombe House and Gallery is temporarily closed. Read our full coronavirus statement for opening information.**: To visit Hestercombe House and Gallery (when reopen), you will need to book a gardens admission ticket, which also gives you entry to _Open-Up_, a new series of...
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Free Entry to Hestercombe for National Lottery Open
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**The National Lottery Open Week returns for 2021, offering free entry and discounts at hundreds of venues across the UK this June, including Hestercombe Gardens**: - Hestercombe is proud to be taking part in National Lottery Open Week 2021 to help say thank you for support received from the LotteryTo say thank you for the £30million raised for good causes...
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From The Archives: Memories of Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeThe Hestercombe archives are bursting at the seams with facts, pictures and accounts of the history of Hestercombe and those who lived and worked here. This post is the first of a series called 'Memories of Hestercombe', where we uncover lost and forgotten characters of the estate. - Written by Kim Legate, Archivist_ - Figure 1 - Thomas ‘James’ Tooze &...
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Discover More About The Secrets of Hestercombe..
4 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeOn the 'blog' section of our website there are regular updates about what's growing on! In the gardens Claire (Head Gardener) and Jo do reports on what's happening, with Claire's **plant ID** ***and find out about the history of Hestercombe from Kim, our archivist, who quietly works away reading old manuscripts or discovering who's who in black and white...
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Brand Spanking New Website for Hestercombe!
4 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeWelcome to our new website which we hope you'll agree is rather lovely. The site is packed with information and articles both serious and fun. Like Hestercombe, the website will continue to grow and develop. We hope you enjoy using the site as a resource and to interact with us. Do give us your feedback on all we do. It's only by talking to each other that...
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A Cosy Tea Party in The Warm
4 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**These little darlings visited Hestercombe for tea today Visiting with their childminders, these dear little lambs were as good as gold sitting in the Coffee Shop at Hestercombe for morning tea.**: **These little darlings visited Hestercombe for tea today** Visiting with their childminders, these dear little lambs were as good as gold sitting in the Coffee...
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From The Archives: Memories of Hestercombe
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeThe Hestercombe archives are bursting at the seams with facts, pictures and accounts of the history of Hestercombe and those who lived and worked here. In this installment of Memories of Hestercombe we hear about the Grand Ball which took place in January 1897 - and the star studded Taunton guest list in attendance. _Written by Kim Legate, Archivist_ - On...
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From The Archives: Hestercombe's Octagon Summerhouse
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time**Rediscovering and Restoring the Octagon Summerhouse**: - by Assistant Archivist, Ben Whitworth_ The restoration of Hestercombe's Landscape Garden calls for a wide range of skills. For example, an Octagon Summerhouse is known to have existed in 1761 when someone listed it among the seats and alcoves within the Garden. However, it was subsequently...
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Simon Faithfull Exhibition at Hestercombe Gallery
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeImage: 'Quenanville as Antipode' (detail), slideshow + 11 digital prints, 2014_ **Simon Faithfull exhibition '**_Elsewhen_**' at Hestercombe Gallery, Taunton**: 9 March - 30 June 2019 A new exhibition by **Simon Faithfull** brings together a series of works which allow gallery visitors to orientate themselves in relation to places across the planet. Created...
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Why do We Make Charcoal at Hestercombe?
2 months ago
Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full timeIf you wander up to the far reaches of the Landscape Garden here at Hestercombe, you’ll stumble upon our kiln. It’s not for firing clay and it’s not for heating glassit’s for the hot, dirty, smoky work of making charcoal. Tucked between the trees, close to the Cascades, stands the Charcoal Burner’s Camp, in an area once used for quarrying. For the...