News from Athelhampton House & Gardens.

Winter rests over Athelhampton’s gardens, and the old stones of the historic dovecote keep their silence. Despite its quiet, the gardeners carry on working around this ancient building. Secateurs whisper through thorn and stem, each careful cut placing faith in a season yet to come. A variety of Roses, carefully trained by the gardening team, covering the old stone walls of the Dovecote With pared back borders, and a soft grey sky above, it would be easy to think the garden s

On a rainy day at Athelhampton, there is nothing quite like a quiet rummage through our archive. Some of our photographs date from around 1850, from the earliest years of photography itself. Today’s pairing takes us back exactly a century, to 1926, when the historic gardens were opened to the public for the very first time by George and Mary Cochrane. The original Parterre and Yew Pyramids established in the Great Court in the late 1800’s Then, the yew pyramids punctuated the

As you explore over 20 rooms at Athelhampton, there’s the chance to step into the world of one of England’s most enduring melodies, with the Greensleeves Project Exhibition. Associated with all manner of things, from Henry VIII to ice cream vans, there’s the chance at Athelhampton to discover the truth behind this evocative piece of Tudor music. The words and gifts of the rejected lover are brought to life here, with the exquisitely reconstructed Tudor clothing created by ski