Inside Stourhead House at Stourhead - Little Dining Room - gilt bust of Charles I

A visit to the National Trust run estate of Stourhead in Wiltshire.

Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been part-owned by the National Trust since 1946.

A look at the middle and top part of the Walled Garden, that we didn't see earlier on during this visit.

Stourhead House - there is a locker room here for putting your large bags in. You get a key.

Grade I Listed Building

Stourhead House

A look around the inside of Stourhead House.

Little Dining Room

It began life as a garden hall, providing access to the south lawn outside, down twin flights of steps. But when Colt Hoare added the Library wing in 1792, he removed the door to the garden and steps. Between 1802 and 1809 he renovated the room and brought new furniture from Chippendale. The name 'Little Dining Room' was introduced in Victorian times to distinguish the room from the Saloon, used as the large dining room for more formal occasions.

Gilt bust of Charles I; by Hubert Le Sueur (c. 1580 - after 1658). It was made about 1635 by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur. It left the Royal art collection in 1650 after the king's execution and has been at Stourhead since the mid-eighteenth century.

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Taken in: UK / England / Stourton with Gasper / Stourton (show map)

Taken on: July 1, 2022

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