Nettlecombe Court Heritage Open Day

Visit Nettlecombe Court with Field Studies Council and explore two centuries of extraordinary plasterwork and architecture. Visitors will have rare access to the magnificent Great Hall, where Jacobean strapwork ceilings and pendants evoke the grandeur of the early seventeenth century. In the dining parlour and its chamber above, admire an exquisite dated overmantel of 1641, marking the Trevelyan–Strode marriage. In the elegant drawing and dining rooms, discover refined Georgian interiors, including neoclassical plaster ceilings and Ionic columns introduced in the 1780s. Finally, ascend the superb mid-eighteenth-century staircase, its plasterwork a fine example of Rococo style, to appreciate the skill of craftsmen spanning generations. Beyond these rooms, the house continued to evolve into the Victorian period and later, bearing witness to centuries of change. Nettlecombe Court is now a working residential centre run by the charity the Field Studies Council and is rarely open to the public making this Heritage Open Day a very special opportunity to experience its remarkable history firsthand.

The church of St Mary the Virgin (C13/C14, listed grade I). has open access and is situated immediately next to the court.

Timings & Tours

Thursday 18 September:

1000-1500

Location & directions

Nettlecombe Court, Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4HT

Directions:

The Post Code is TA4 4HT and works well for Sav Nav*. Nettlecombe Court is located at the end of a driveway off of Nettlecombe Park Road, accessed from Woodford on the B3188. There is limited parking at the front of the building, an overflow parking area in a field next to the Court will be in operation and sign postsed on the gravel drive in front of the Court. *If you are directed by sat nav to approach on the bridleway from the B3190 you need to follow the directions in from Woodford on the B3188 above.

Contact on day:

Daniel House

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The event will be almost entirely on the ground floor and accessible for wheelchairs. There is a gravel driveway in front of the building. There is vehicle access to the front door so a short section of gravel drive would need to be used.

Additional information

There will be a short self guided tour leaflet and a small staffed stand to welcome arrivals. Please come to the main entrance at the front of the building. There will be hot and cold drinks and cakes avaiable to purchase on site during the open hours. Please do call ahead if you have questions on 01984 640320

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