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Hinton Ampner, (NT), on the A272, 1m W.
Open April to end September. Garden: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday (closed Good Friday and Easter Monday, but open on Bank Holiday Mondays thereafter) 1.30-5.30pm. House: Tuesday & Wednesday only, and Saturday & Sunday in August, 1.30-5.30pm. Last admissions 5pm. Admission charge; picnics in car park only; no dogs allowed.
Disabled parking in front of the house; check at kiosk on arrival. House: accessible with help via ramp at front door. Garden: accessible via grass ramps and gentle slopes; map of wheelchair route on request; toilets near tearoom; tea room is accessible.
Originally a plain yellow brick box built for the 2nd Lord Stawell in 1793, Hinton Ampner has been remodelled several times. In the 1860s it was transformed into a vast mock-Tudor mansion by John Dutton, son of the 2nd Lord Sherborne; 70 years later John's grandson Ralph, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, remodelled the house in neo-Georgian style to provide a suitable setting for his fine collection of 18th century furniture and pictures; and in 1960-3 he again rebuilt and restocked it, after a fire destroyed his earlier work. The house is a plain 2 storey block
- Type:
- Landmark