Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire
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GeoRams
N 51° 02.394 W 001° 32.071
30U E 602741 N 5655283
Historic house set in atmospheric gardens and grounds in the River Test Valley
Waymark Code: WM75QN
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2009
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Mottisfont Abbey is an historic site near Romsey, Hampshire, England. The site in the Test Valley is thought to originate from Saxon times where meetings were held. In 1201, William Briwere founded an Augustinian priory on the site, which was later converted into a house by William Lord Sandys.
Today the site is owned by the National Trust and used for tourism. It has beautiful kitchen gardens and is occasionally used for theatre productions in the summer months. Within the Abbey there is a drawing room decorated by Rex Whistler, and Derek Hill's picture collection.
The gardens are home to the National Collection of ancestral species and 19th-century roses created by Graham Stuart Thomas. The roses are at their best in June. There is also a children's quiz and trail.
There is a seven mile circular walk around the estate that can be accessed from the car park between 9am and 6pm even when the rest of the estate is closed. The woodland areas of the Estate, Spearywell Wood and The Great Copse, together with the car park, are the only areas in which dogs are admitted.
In 1996–1998 a group of geophysicists surveyed the south lawn of the current mansion, under which lies the cloisters of the church, using a technique called resistivity.
The address of property, including Postcode.:
Mottisfont, nr Romsey, Hampshire SO51 0LP
The charges to visitors and opening hours.:
Admission prices
Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £8 (£7.20), child £4 (£3.60), family £20 (£18). Groups (£6.80). During June rose season: £9 (£8), child £4.50 (£4), family £22.50 (£20). Groups (£7.80)
Hours and days vary - see web site link.
Web page: [Web Link]
Parking place (optional): N 51° 02.382 W 001° 31.972
References:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont/
National Trust member: yes
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