Edmondsham House is a charming Georgian manor house with Tudor origins, offering visitors an intimate glimpse into centuries of English country house life. This family home showcases period furniture, portraits, and fascinating family heirlooms accumulated over generations. The house’s warm, lived-in atmosphere makes it particularly welcoming and personal. The gardens are a delightful highlight, featuring beautifully maintained walled gardens bursting with vegetables, fruit, and flowers, extensive herbaceous borders, an organic kitchen garden demonstrating traditional growing methods, Victorian greenhouses, and peaceful woodland walks. Spring brings magnificent displays of snowdrops and daffodils, while summer sees the gardens at their colorful peak. The estate includes a 12th-century church in the grounds. Guided tours reveal intriguing family stories and architectural details spanning Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian periods.
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Edmondsham House & Gardens
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