Step into an elegant mansion famed for its sumptuous interiors. Marvel at one of the greatest family picture collections in Britain and unearth the secrets of some of our oldest treasures in the Egyptian Room.
However you like your gardens to grow, there’s a style to suit everyone at Kingston Lacy. Relax in the Japanese Garden, wander down woodland paths or admire the fine lines of the formal gardens. It’s entirely up to you.
Expand your horizons and get out and about on Kingston Lacy’s historic estate.
History
Home of the Bankes family for more than 300 years, this striking 17th-century house is noted for its lavish interiors. The outstanding art collection includes paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Tintoretto, with the largest private collection of Egyptian artefacts in the UK. Outside, stroll across the beautiful lawns towards the restored Japanese tea garden. There are several waymarked walks through the surrounding parkland, with its fine herd of North Devon cattle, and the 3,443-hectare (8,500-acre) estate is dominated by the Iron Age hillfort of Badbury Rings, home to fourteen varieties of orchid.
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