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About Athelhampton

With a wealth of history, literary connections, multiple owners, and more, we have created these extra pages for you to enjoy.

Gardens for all Seasons

A gallery of images from our award-winning gardens.

Athelhampton courtyard from Nash.jpg

​A rich history stretching back through Saxon England, Tudor & Elizabethan Times through to modern day

Athelhampton's History

Athelhampton in Tudor England

Actorss dressed in Tudor clothes as part of living history week at Athelhampton

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Find out about the Martyn Family and how they lived under the rule of King Henry VIII

Our heroine, Anne of Athelhampton

A black and white illustration of the historic kitchen at Athelhampton from the books Anne of Athelhampton

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Our series of fictional books written by our owner, Giles Keating, about the adventures of Anne of Athelhampton 

Dorset author and poet Thomas Hardy with his bicycle

Find out about Thomas Hardy, Dorset's famous novelist, poet and architect

Thomas Hardy at
Athelhampton

Athelhampton Solar Panels, part of our carbon neutral energy solution

The story of how we retro-fitted Athelhampton, cut our admissions and reduced our energy bills to almost zero

Our Carbon-Neutral
Project

Athelhampton 
Photo Gallery

The Kitchen Garden at Athelhampton for visiting

​A selection of  images from

around the historic house

Athelhampton News

Athelhampton News

​News, stories and press about Athelhampton

A ghost looking through the stained glass at Athelhampton

​​Find out about the ghosts at one of England's most haunted houses

Ghosts at Athelhampton

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