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• Berrington Hall

Created as the perfect house in the perfect setting, Berrington Hall has many secrets for visitors to uncover. In this, one of Henry Holland’s first houses, visitors can explore the family rooms and see how the servants moved around the house unseen by the family and guests. The interiors include Biaggio Rebecca ceilings, fine period furniture and there are some pieces on display from the Wade Collection (on loan from Snowshill Manor). The house is surrounded by Brown’s final landscape. Though it has a slightly austere exterior, the house has delicate interiors and a homely, welcoming feel.

 

Location: near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW

Telephone: 01568 615721

National Trust website: Berrington Hall

Email: berrington@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Croft Castle and Parkland

Home of the Croft family for nearly 1,000 years Croft Castle, a place of power, politics and pleasure, nestles in peaceful Herefordshire countryside at the heart of a 607-hectare (1,500-acre) estate of woodlands, farm and parkland. Explore the miles of woodland trails; learn about the family who have made Croft so special. See the fine Georgian interiors and family portraits. Stroll through the woods to the Iron Age hill fort at Croft Ambrey and view fourteen of the old counties. Croft has over 300 veteran trees. Enjoy the atmospheric rooms, including the 18th-century Saloon.

 

Location: Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9PW

Telephone: 01568 780246

National Trust website: Croft Castle and Parkland

Email: croftcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• The Weir

An unusual garden of four hectares (ten acres) with sweeping views along the River Wye and Herefordshire countryside. Managed to create a varied habitat for a wide range of wildlife, the garden is spectacular all year round; drifts of spring bulbs give way to wild flowers, followed by autumn colour.

 

Location: Swainshill, Hereford, Herefordshire HR4 7QF

Telephone: 01981 590509

National Trust website: The Weir

Email: theweir@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Cwmmau Farmhouse

Unique early 17th-century ‘black and white’ timbered farmhouse with many original features, including stone-tiled roofs and vernacular barns.

 

Location: Brilley, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 6JP

Telephone: 01981 590509

National Trust website: Cwmmau Farmhouse

Email: cwmmaufarmhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Brockhampton Estate

Medieval manor house, tranquil woods and lush parkland, which is home to a rich variety of wildlife.

 

Location: On the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border, 2 miles east of Bromyard

(Contact Estate Office, Greenfields, Bringsty, Herefordshire WR6 5TB)

Telephone: 01885 482077 (Estate office)

National Trust website: Brockhampton Estate

Email: brockhampton@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

(All descriptions reproduced with kind permission from the National Trust.)