BUSCOT PARK VISITOR INFORMATION 2014 One of ’s best kept secrets BUSCOT PARK How to get here - Buscot Park (SN7 8BU) is on the south side of the & Buscot Park is the home of the Henderson Family and the present A417 between and . Lord Faringdon with his eldest son James and his wife Lucinda. OPENING TIMES - 2.00pm to 6.00pm. Last entry to House 5.00pm The Faringdon Collection They look after the property on behalf of the National Trust Children half price. National Trust members free. as well as the family collection of pictures, furniture, ceramics and objects d'art, known as the Faringdon Collection, which is House and Grounds displayed in the house. Adult - £10, Over 65s - £8, Child (5-15) - £5, Under 5s - Free, NT Member - Free Built between 1780 and 1783 for a local landowner, Edward Grounds Only Adult - £7, Over 65s - £5, Child (5-15) - £3.50, Under 5s - Free, NT Member - Free Loveden Townsend, the estate was purchased in 1889 by Lord Closed Faringdon’s great-grandfather, Alexander Henderson, a financier of exceptional skill and ability, who in 1916 was created the 1st April May June Lord Faringdon. He greatly enlarged the house, commissioned M 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 M Harold Peto to design the famous Italianate water garden, T 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 T and laid the foundations of the Faringdon Collection. Among W 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 W T 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 T his many purchases were Rembrandt’s portrait of Pieter Six, F 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 F Rossetti’s portrait of Pandora, and Burne-Jones’s famous series, S 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 S The Legend of the Briar Rose. S 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 S July August September M 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 M T 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 T W 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 W T 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 T F 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 F S 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 S S 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 S Please note: All visitors, including members of the National Trust MUST acquire a valid day admission ticket from the Ticket Office BEFORE entering the Gardens and Pleasure Grounds.

Enquiries: Visitor Information Line: 01367 240932. Other enquiries to the Estate Office, Buscot Park, Faringdon, Burne-Jones’s The Rose Bower from the Legend of the Briar Rose SN7 8BU. Telephone 01367 240786; facsimile 01367 241794; e-mail [email protected]. Among his many purchases, his grandson and heir, Gavin Website: www.buscotpark.com. Henderson, added considerably to the collection, acquiring important furniture designed by Robert Adam and Thomas Group Bookings: Advance booking must be made with the Estate Office. Hope, and was instrumental in returning the house to its late Disabled Access: Special arrangements can be made at the Ticket Office for eighteenth century appearance. parking cars in front of the House and for the pick-up of our single seater powered mobility vehicles (PMV) for use in the grounds. PMVs should be The family, together with their fellow Trustees, continue to booked in advance. Regrettably Buscot House itself is unsuitable for any add to the collection, to freshen its display, and to enliven the wheeled vechicle as there are 14 steps to the house entrance and narrow gardens and grounds. corridors. In the Formal Gardens and Pleasure Grounds there are gravel paths and stone steps, some steep. Adapted lavatory. Ramps to Tearoom, Marquee and to verges on PMV route. Entry Restrictions: Dogs may be exercised in the paddock only, and are not permitted elsewhere. Visitors are requested not to use any form of photographic device in the house, to leave pushchairs outside and any backpacks and large bags at the front desk. Entry to the house may be refused to visitors unsuitably dressed or wearing footwear that could damage floors and carpets. The personal use of MP3 players or mobile telephones in the Gardens and Pleasure Grounds should not intrude on the enjoyment of other visitors. Refreshments: Home made teas, ice creams, local cider and honey available when House open, 2.00 – 5.30pm. A selection of plants and The spectacular Water Garden designed by Harold Peto for Sir Alexander Henderson Bt. in 1904 – Photo David Dixon The spectacular Water surplus kitchen garden produce on sale when in season. There is a picnic Rembrandt’s portrait of Pieter Six Rossetti’s portrait of Pandora area adjacent to the visitor car park (open from 1.00pm). Faringdon 16 A417 Lechlade Main Entrance 1

Peto WaterMarble Garden Vase Rolling Bridge The Sitting Room Buscot House (North View) Swinging Garden 2 17 Swinging Garden

15 Citrus Bowl House & Pyramid The Paddock 12 Overflow 14 Carpark 13 11 Jubilee Sundial Ticket Office & Obelisk 3 7 8 5 9 4 18 Faux Falls above 6 Vessel Obelisk/Sundial Walled Garden 10 (by Joe Smith) Urn

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Faux Fall (by David Harber)

Terracotta Urn Tumulus & Egyptian Avenue KEY 10. Steep Steps to Four Seasons Whalebone 1. Entrance Drive Walled Garden 2.  Little Lake 11. Buscot House Entrance (Steep Steps) 3. Car Park (Additional Parking 12. Theatre in The Paddock) 13. Murals 4. Picnic Area 14. Steps to Pleasure Grounds 5. Ticket Office and Tea Rooms 15. Steps to Peto Water Garden 6. Marquee and outside Tea Tables 16. Big Lake 7. Entrance to the Four Seasons 17. Monkey Puzzle Avenue Walled Garden 18. Pond 8. Lavatories 19. Seat 9. Parents' Walk (No Steps) Powered Mobility Vehicle Route Parents Walk Four Seasons Walled Garden Antinous Statues