Hartwell House Grounds and Garden

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Hartwell House stands within ninety acres of gardens and parkland. The garden was originally laid out in the formal style with allées and garden buildings, such as temples, columns, an obelisk, garden statuary, canals and an amazing yew tree exedra. By the middle of the 18th century the garden was landscaped by Richard Woods - a follower of Capability Brown.

The park boasts a fine collection of 18th century pavilions and monuments. Some of these date from the 1730’s. There is the Gothic Tower, a romantic crenellated turret; the Ionic Temple, figures from classical- mythology, now returned to their original position after 200 years in another part of the garden. There is the statue of Hercules, a fine copy after a famous antique original, the obelisk in Park meadow and the statues of Zeus and Juno in the gardens behind the arch.