News from Athelhampton House & Gardens.

When you visit Athelhampton House & Gardens, if you explore the house you'll come across linenfold panelling at every turn. To many people, that term means nothing, and it would have meant nothing to the medieval and Tudor craftsmen who created Athelhampton House, despite their familiarity with it as an object. Linenfold panelling imitates folded linen or paper through relieve carving used on wood. While it originated in Flanders in the 1300s, it spread across Northern Europe

Here at Athelhampton House & Gardens, we don't just have the formal gardens laid out for Alfred Carte de Lafontaine by Inigo Thomas. Tucked away to the East is the Edwardian Kitchen Garden at Athelhampton. At an acre in size, it doesn't just contain vegetables: it also contains around 40 apple trees. Some of the heritage apple trees in the Edwardian Kitchen Garden at Athelhampton House & Gardens Many of these trees were planted when the Edwardian Kitchen Garden at Athelhampto

When visiting Athelhampton House & Gardens, there are plenty of easy-to-overlook details. At first glance, the Oak Panelled Room next door to Athelhampton's kitchen is plain, with little of interest. There's wood panelling, a wooden floor, a wooden dresser, and a wooden table and chairs. But when you look closer at some of the furnishings, an interesting story emerges. Lambeth Delftware Plate in the Oak Panelled Room at Athelhampton House & Gardens On the Welsh Dresser facing