by Lauren Fraser | Aug 28, 2019 | Wedding Blogs
Rustic stone walls. The soft glow of fairy lights strewn from the rafters. Lofty ceilings that marry a sense of space with charm. There’s so much to love about a Somerset Barn wedding, but just how do you bring it in on budget? With these 10 top tips, you’ll be ready...
by Chris | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, History Blog
MEMORIES OF HESTERCOMBE – PART 17: A TALE OF TWO CHAPELS Chapter One: The Medieval Chapel The 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...
by Anna | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog
It’s mid-August which means the Formal Garden is blooming and it’s star turn, the Great Plat, has bundles of colour. Looking at the Plat from the Victorian Terrace, the scene is punctuated by cartoon-bright blooms: electric-blue delphiniums, coral and red...
by Anna | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog
For some time past very extensive additions and improvements have been made to the house with a view to its occupation by the Hon. Edward Berkeley Portman, Lord Portman’s eldest son . . . No less than 150 men have for some months been employed on the work and they are...
by Anna | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
At this time of year our beautiful wildflower meadow is a haze of flowers with the hum of bees and the fluttering of butterflies. It’s a lovely spot to amble around on a summer’s day. Hay meadows have been part of the Hestercombe estate for centuries. The...
by Chris | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog
Liz Nicol, Thiepval, gelatin silver print, 2019 Alex Hartley, Liz Nicol and Oliver Sutherland …Where function ends Responses to the architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens Hestercombe Gallery, Taunton 14 July – 27 October 2019 To mark the 150th anniversary of the...
