Dyrham Park

THE INSIDERDyrham ParkDyrham Park combines a baroque house, formal garden and broad deer park in one of the best viewpoints on the western edge of the Cotswolds. The approach through the park is part of the experience: as the house comes into view, the land opens towards Bath and the Severn plain. Allow at least […]

Broughton Grange

THE INSIDERBroughton GrangeBroughton Grange is a garden visit for people who like structure and scale. The formal walled garden, long lime avenue and clipped shapes sit within a much larger parkland landscape, so the experience moves from close planting detail to broad, quiet views. The garden’s design feels contemporary while remaining firmly connected to the […]

Miserden Garden

THE INSIDERMiserden GardenMiserden Garden is a garden for slow wandering. Terraces lead into woodland, a stream runs through the valley and the planting shifts from formal borders to meadow and orchard. The setting does much of the work: you get broad views, changing light and the sense of a working estate rather than a staged […]

Kelmscott Manor

THE INSIDERKelmscott ManorKelmscott Manor is the place to see William Morris’s ideas in their original setting. The honey-coloured house, garden and nearby Thames meadow are modest in scale but rich in detail: hand-blocked patterns, old furniture, fireplaces and views that explain why Morris returned here throughout his life. This is a focused visit rather than […]

Chastleton House

THE INSIDERChastleton HouseChastleton House is one of the Cotswolds’ most atmospheric historic houses. The Jacobean building survived with unusually little alteration, so its rooms, staircases and service spaces still read as a lived-in house rather than a polished museum set. Outside, the walled garden, orchard and old churchyard make the visit feel unhurried and rooted […]