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Montacute House
Montacute House - National Trust, The Stables, Montacute, Somerset TA15 6XP
Mon 9 Sep to Friday 13 Sep 2024
Mon 9 Sep:1000-1700, Tour: 1100; Tues 10 Sep:1000-1700, Tour: 1100; Wed 11 Sep:1000-1700, Tour: 1100; Thu 12 Sep:1000-1700, Tour: 1100; Fri 13 Sep:1000-1700, Tour: 1100; Free Entry.
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Montacute House
Heritage Open Day: A masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design, towering walls of glass, glowing ham stone & surrounding garden and parkland. The upper floors of the house will remain closed for 2024 there is plenty to see on the ground floor. Montacute is a masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. With its towering walls of glass, glow of ham stone and surrounding garden and parkland, it is a place of beauty and wonder. Sir Edward Phelips was the visionary force and money behind the creation of this masterpiece, which was completed in 1601. Built by skilled craftsman using local ham stone under the instruction of William Arnold, master mason, the house was a statement of wealth, ambition and showmanship.