Dyrham Park

Dyrham Park House is set in around 270 acres of ancient deer park complete with a fallow deer herd , and was designed by the French architect Hauduroy for William III's Secretary at State and of War and his wife. Mary died some five years later and Blathwayt continued to develope the house using the designs of architect, William Talman, building the Baroque facade of the east front.

Dyrham Park house was furnished with a hint of Dutch influence and still has many of its original Dutch fashions and contents which include textiles, paintings and items of blue and white Delftware.

At the time the house was built formal gardens were laid out but by the late 18th century this type of design became unfashionable and Humphrey Repton and Charles Harcourt Masters were charged with landscaping the park. The gardens of today are a reflection of their formal splendour but the borders, lawns and water features are still worth seeing.

Visitors can see various rooms in the house including the kitchen, bake house, dairy and tenants hall.

The car park is located at the East Lodge, and a free bus takes visitors to and from the house. Facilities at the house include a National Trust shop, courtyard tea-room which is licensed, baby-changing facilities and front-carrying baby slings and hip-carrying infant seats for loan. Facilities for visitors with disabilities include adapted toilets in visitor car park and main house, 3 wheelchairs available, ramped entrance to shop, tea rooms and an alternative entrance to the house.

Admission by timed ticket to house may operate on Bank Holiday Sundays & Mondays. Open Bank Holiday Mondays and Good Friday 11:00-17:00. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Shop and tea-room open weekends until 18 December.

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