Cleeve Abbey

Cleeve Abbey is the most complete and unaltered set of monastic cloister buildings in England.  Visit, and you can explore the gatehouse, the refectory with its glorious angel roof, and an unusual ‘painted chamber’.  Cleeve’s greatest glory is the magnificent, tiled floor of its earliest refectory, dating from around 1270.  Click here for information.

Orchard Wyndham House

Sitting in a bowl on the edge of Exmoor, between the Brendon Hills to the East, and the Quantocks to the West, Orchard Wyndham is a secret and ancient place.  Look at it from the North, and it appears to be a stately medieval manor.    From the West, it looks more like a hamlet. Both are true.  It is a rambling, occasionally grand, often frail house that demands much maintenance and sensitive restoration.  It is also a living house, the roots of our family.  Click here for more information.

Full details for this visit are yet to be confirmed and the coach company will not quote a price so far out.  Once known, the website will be updated.

In the meantime, you can note the date!!

Photos courtesy of English Heritage abd Orchard Wyndham House

Barrington Court

An atmospheric fragment of old Somerset; the estate is the vision of Colonel Lyle and his architect James Edwin Forbes.  Whilst Court House remains closed for repair, the ground floor of Strode House is open, and there are glorious garden rooms, avenues,  and orchards to explore.  Click here for information.

Lytes Cary

Lytes Cary Manor is an intimate medieval manor house with a beautiful Arts and Crafts-style garden.  Originally the family home of Henry Lyte, where he translated the unique Niewe Herball book on herbal remedies, Lytes Cary was then lovingly restored in the 20th century by Sir Walter Jenner.  The garden contains a magical collection of topiary and herbaceous borders, while tranquil walks on the estate take you along the  River Cary.  Click here for more information.

Full details for this visit are yet to be confirmed.  The coach company will not quote a price so far out.  Once known, the website will be updated.

In the meantime, you can note the date!!

Photos courtesy of the National Trust