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Tintinhull House Garden

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A seventeenth century house with a Arts and Crafts garden. The Eagle Court is thought to have been made in the eighteenth century but the other garden compartments were made in the first two decades of the twentieth century. It has a distinct 'Golden Afternoon' flavour. Captain and Mrs Reiss bought the house in 1933 and added the Pool Garden as a memorial to a nephew who was shot down over a Malta convoy during the Second World War. Penelope Hobhouse, author of Colour in Your Garden (1984) worked here from 1980 to 1993 and the garden is described by her in Penelope Hobhouse on Gardening (1994). The standard of the planting design is not now as good as in the photographs in her book.
Address - Farm Street, Tintinhull, Somerset, England, BA22 8PZ
Opening times - End March to end October. Open Wednesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays). Open 11am to 5pm.
Admission - Adult £5.40
Website - Visit the Tintinhull House Garden website

Designers and Influences

This garden has been designed and influenced by Penelope Hobhouse

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Recent Reviews

  • 5 months ago pete said

    I can't comment on the quality of planting as I am no gardener.

    It's a small garden split into rooms and has a peaceful tranquil air.

    Combined with nearby Montacute it makes for a rewarding day out.

    (2.0/5)

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