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Montacute House (National Trust)
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Montacute House
Montacute
TA15 6XP
Somerset
England
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Collection details
Architecture, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01935 823289
General information (Fax)
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01935 826921
E-mail
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montacute@nationaltrust.org.uk
Montacute House on the National Trust website
:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property309.htm
The National Portrait Gallery collection at Montacute House
:
www.npg.org.uk/live/montmenu.asp
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Admission charges
£7.40, child £3.70, family £17.
Groups £6.30, child £3.10.
Garden only: 18 Mar–30 Oct: £3.90, child £1.80.
Garden only: 2 Nov–Mar 2006: £2, child £1.
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Discounts
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Description
Magnificent Elizabethan stone-built house, with fine collections, garden and park. Built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips, Montacute glitters with many windows and is adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets and other Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork, chimneypieces and heraldic glass. The splendid staterooms are full of fine 17th- and 18th-century furniture. Montacute House is a regional partner with the National Portrait Gallery and displays on permanent loan over 50 Tudor and Elizabethan portraits in the Long Gallery, the longest of its type in England. There are also fine textiles, including 17th- and 18th-century samplers from the Goodhart Collection. The formal garden includes mixed borders, old roses and interesting topiary and is surrounded by a landscape park. The wider estate encompasses St Michael’s Hill, site of a Norman castle, topped with an accessible 18th-century lookout tower.
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Key artists and exhibits
Tudor & early Stuart portraits on loan from National Portrait Gallery
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Articles
Students Uncover 'Ghost Portrait' Of Shakespeare's Patron, Henry Wriothesley
Tudor Women And Their Natures At Montacute House
National Trust Staff Expertise Aids Johnny Depp Love Scenes
Picture Me! Self-Portrait Project Begins At Montacute House
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General Information
Guided tours
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Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
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Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Children's play area
Picnic area
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Facilities
Cafeteria
Picnic area
Restaurant
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