Palladian mansion and world-famous landscape garden. When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, a magazine described it as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake reflecting classical temples, mystical grottoes, and rare and exotic trees, and offers a day of fresh air and discovery. Explore the 1,072 hectare (2,650 acre) Stourhead estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for wildlife.   12 minutes from THE COTTAGE & 15 from THE MILLSTREAM, PAVILION and TENT

 Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre is definitely different from other activity centres! A family run, not for profit, educational and environmental organisation which has been inspiring and educating children and adults since 1982. Provide courses for school, youth, special needs and adult groups, summer camps for unaccompanied children and outdoor activity days for all. Open from the end of January to the beginning of December.

The ready2climb Adventure Zone offers two very different climbing experiences. Clip’n’Go climbing provides all the family with the thrills and excitement of climbing using automatic belays that lower the climber safely to the ground while our Top Rope climbing zone provides experienced and novice climbers alike with a wide selection of routes on a 6m high wall.