Notice
To visit the Gardens, Gallery and House, you no longer need to pre-book a timed admission slot online (simply purchase gardens admission on arrival). Summer Late openings take place every Wednesday evening.
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, horticultural or architectural interest associated with Hestercombe and in support of this objective, to undertake educational work and preserve and maintain archives and collections.
Find out more about the work of the Hestercombe Gardens Trust in our latest Annual Review.
President
Sir Andrew Burns KCMG
Trustees
- David Yiend (Chairman)
- Godfrey Davis, FCA
- Dr Marion Harney FHEA
- Cllr Marcia J. Hill
- Jo Matthews, MSc
- Kate O’Sullivan, MSc
- Catherine Pease, MA (Cantab), AADip, RIBA
- Annie Prebensen, BSc, MBA, CFA
- Rupert Taylor, BSc Hons, FCCA
- Josephine Waley-Cohen
Patrons
- Ralph Clark DL
- The Hon Mrs Pease
- Jane Brown
- Lady Gass DBE
- Penelope Hobhouse MBE
- The Lord Poltimore
- Sir Roy Strong CH
Executive
- Philip White MBE (Founder & Chief Executive)
- Claire Greenslade (Head Gardener)
- Tim Martin (Gallery Curator)
- Richard Mira (General Manager)
