URPoint Details
Wheelchair access (exterior and grounds only); poor access up long rough drive; dogs on leads allowed.
Spectacular ruins of a once vast mansion, in the Victorian Italian style of the 1860's, is on a huge scale with glorious facade culminating in an ionic portico by John Nash.
Looking from the house to the gardens a view enjoyed by Edward VIII, the scene is dominated by the immense Perseus Fountain.
The nearby church has a remarkable 18th century baroque interior.
- Type:
- Landmark