Tyntesfield (NT)
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Overview
The family home of the wealthy Gibbs family, who made their fortune in fertilizer, Tyntesfield has seen four generations of family life pass through its doors. William Gibbs bought the house in 1843 and remodelled its exterior from an unassuming Regency house into the Gothic pile we see today, with turrets, crenellations and carvings of mythical beasts. Inside the house, the largest recorded collection owned by the National Trust is on display, with over 50,000 objects catalogued. From silverware and rare books to stationery, ice skates and picnic sets, the collection tells the story of a wealthy family's life over four generations, moving seamlessly between the ornate and the ordinary. Outside, there's a rose garden, Italianate terraces, an orangery and a kitchen garden. Coffee and snacks are available in the refurbished Cow Barn Kitchen or you can try the more upmarket Pavilion Café.
About the area
Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer.
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