Essential Guide to Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies in Somerset
Listening to the birdsong lilt through the air. Feeling the whisper of breeze calm your nerves. Wandering…
10 Secrets of an Affordable Somerset Barn Wedding
Rustic stone walls. The soft glow of fairy lights strewn from the rafters. Lofty ceilings that marry a sense of space with charm.
From the Archives: A Tale of Two Chapels - The Medieval Chapel
In this installment from the Archives of Memories of Hestercombe, we delve into the religious heritage of the former owners of the Hestercombe estate over the past 700 years and focus on the Medieval Chapel that once stood here.
What's Looking Good in the Gardens: The Glorious Great Plat
Feast your eyes on the riot of colour that is the Great Plat in Hestercombe's formal garden
The Great Wallpaper Discovery
For some time past very extensive additions and improvements have been made to the house with a view to its…
Wonderful Wildflowers
At this time of year our beautiful wildflower meadow is a haze of flowers with the hum of bees and the fluttering of…
Where function ends: Responses to the architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens
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 birth of Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944), Hestercombe Gallery presents new work by three artists that responds to the legacy of the man whose designs transformed the Hestercombe site.
Buzzing About Our New Bees
Behind the Pergola: what's looking good in the gardens
Find out what's looking good in the gardens this June at Hestercombe - we explore the varieties found behind Lutyens' pergola.
How We Make Charcoal
BBQ Tips: How to perfect your BBQ this summer
From the Archives: Cricket, Anyone?
In this installment of Memories of Hestercombe - and with the Cricket World Cup coming to Taunton - we find out about the heritage of cricket on the Hestercombe estate.
