N T Stourhead garden and lakeside walk

Parks and Gardens
Walk Leader
Denise Bailey LRPS
Co-Leader
Jo Shepherd MA ARPS
Capacity
15
Stourhead landscaped garden with beautiful lakeside walk.

Meet at the entrance/ticket office at the top car park at 10.00 for 10.15 start. Non-National Trust members will need to pay the entrance fee of £22 and the car park cost of £4.50. The walk takes in the gardens with views of the Palladian house, descends to the lake and follows the circular route around the lake back to the cafe. Lakeside viewThere are well-defined paths which are stony in places and can be muddy in bad weather. There are some steep parts but the route is fairly easy if sticking to the paths. Stout shoes or walking boots are essential. Wellingtons advised in very wet weather. There are plenty of photo opportunities but the National Trust do not allow images to be used for commercial purposes.

The walk is estimated to take 2 hours.

Meet back at the cafe in the main car park at 12.30 for coffee/lunch. If not please advise the walk leaders.

For further information see the Stourhead website.

Walk Location

51.115552492066, -2.3211464

Walk Directions

Travel by car is essential as there is very limited public transport available. NT Stourhead is near Mere, Wiltshire. Follow brown signs off the A303 or the B3092 from Frome. The main carpark postcode is BA12 6QD. The meeting point is at the entrance to the ticket office, which is clearly visible from the car park.

Accessibility

There are well-defined paths which are stony in places and can be muddy if wet. There are a few steep parts but on the whole it is fairly flat.

Feedback Meeting Type
Zoom
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  • There is no charge for RPS members, non-members are charged £10.
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