Visit to Ven House
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Visit to Ven House
Date: Tuesday 5 July 2022 (Please note there are two visits on this day both near Milborne Port, Frith House is in the morning and Ven House in the afternoon. Parking is limited, please try to share cars )
Time: 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Address: London Road Milborne Port Somerset DT9 5RA
By kind permission of Lord Allen and Mike Fisher
Cost: £20 (To include tea and coffee at the end of the tour)
About the gardens: One of the finest privately owned Grade 1 listed buildings in Somerset, Ven House is rarely open to the public. It has 35 acres of gardens and grounds including a stream which forms part of the River Yeo and is recognised as of special historic interest.
Constructed in the William and Mary style, the house was completed in 1698-1700 for James Medlycott and later enlarged by Nathaniel Ireson who retained the west front of the earlier house. It was passed through the Medlycott family through the 18 and 19 centuries. Much of the estate was disposed of after World War 1 and the house sold in 1957.
To the south east of the house is Walled garden which was a kitchen garden or plant nursery, but is now largely ornamental. It is surrounded by red brick walls.
The remnants of the early 18 century formal gardens and formal park landscape have been designated Grade II in the South Somerset Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.
The formal garden was designed by Tommy Kyle, who owned the house in the Nineties. The garden’s symmetry echoes that of the red-brick façade, which dates from 1725.
Other information: No dogs allowed. We ask that you take photographs of the garden only and not the house and please do not publish.
Directions:
Arrive 2.30pm via main entrance on A30 – just north of Milborne Port DT9 5DP. Car sharing would be appreciated as parking is limited.
We are a conservation charity working to protect the county's many historic parks and gardens for future generations.
We work with garden owners and local and national bodies to highlight, protect and encourage the conservation and restoration of designed landscapes, ranging from stately homes to public parks, cottage gardens to cemeteries. Principally funded by over 500 members, we run visits, lectures and events where members can share their interest and knowledge in a sociable atmosphere.
Through its research and recording programme, the Trust undertakes and supports research on sites of historic interest, including sites that the Trust has rediscovered, as well as on other related topics. We share knowledge through our Journal and also seek to inspire the gardeners of the future through imaginative projects with schools.