Friday 5 June 2015

Buscot Park


Buscot Park is near Faringdon in Oxfordshire and was built between 1780 & 1783 in a neoclassic stile for Edward Loveden Townsend and went through a few owners till it was bought by Alexander Henderson who became Baron Faringdon.  The house was bequeathed to the National Trust though the present Lord Farindon  lives and manages the place now. The house and gardens are open to the public during the summer. My wife & I went along for a look one Saturday




The old stable block is the entrance




and you go through this walled garden area













with blossom showing
 and statues in the corner






Through arched walkways





past ornamental ponds 




that lead you eye up water gardens




climb steps between hedges


which seem to go on forever when you look back















you even walk past the  Terracotta Soldiers










these are life sized figures 
This is the first view you get of the house as you come up from the carpark





over to the left you can see this  Geddes Hyslop Pavilion  you can see a second over to the right in the first photo





The view you get from the front of the house
 and one of the statues there






looking up at the architecture and work on the front of the house
You see this fellow and his mate at the steps leading to the entrance which is  as near as I got to taking photos inside. Unfortunately they do not allow photography in the building something the Oaf behind me could not comprehend when his wife told him, mind you he probably could not read either. What made me smile was he said he had been here before so obviously had a short memory Needless to say my wife & I distanced ourselves from him so we could enjoy our visit





There were some wonderful tree  lined avenues to see and walk along which were paved
 or grassed



This is one of the pavilions which were added




what you don't see is the swimming pool on the other side of the arch
 This avenue leads to an Obelisk





This one takes you down to the water gardens






where you walk alongside the water flowing down to the lake
 The start is this small fountain






you pass mos covered statues




who watch you go by





moss covered seats you can rest in




and the odd avenue
the water flows out here.

 Thi sis what it looks like th eother way
 Another urn and avenue





Obelisks 




gates with Sphinx 


a large obelisk 
 A guardian






who faces his mate
 Trees in flower
 Wishing wells









Back up these steps 








along the back of the house




passing this fountain
Hope you enjoyed the tour
For more information see the National Trust Website

3 comments:

  1. The gardens are beautiful! I like the water elements and the statues.

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  2. A fabulous walk with you through the grounds. Those moss covered statues looked great.

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  3. This place looks like its been diligently maintained for years with its lush green grass and carefully trimmed hedges. I imagine many wildlife sustain themselves in the green thickets of this natural homeland.

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