Stourhead

''Brings both house and garden vividly to life... A magnificent achievement'' Gardens Illustrated

''A finely crafted work... it is an important record of the history of one of the country''s most splendid estates'' The English Garden

The Palladian house of Stourhead, in Wiltshire, occupies a plateau above the confluence of three valleys. When you cross the south lawn and descend the tree-hung slopes...