Spectacular 18th century landscape garden with statues and temples

A classical landscape garden laid out in 1720, covering 50 acres, with temples, statues, lake, and flowering woodland
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Enjoy the long vistas leading to statues and temples, in the classical patte d'oie style. In season see snowdrops, daffodils, flowering woodland with rhododendrons, and amazing bluebells.

In the garden there is an interesting collection of statues. See “Charity” at the top of the drive, depicting a woman with 3 children, attributed to John Cheere (brother of Henry Cheere). This was one of the Queen Mother’s favourites and a copy stands in the garden of her old home, Royal Lodge. On either side of the lawn are the statues known as “The Wrestlers”. The left statue is a copy of Giambologna’s “Hercules and Antaeus”, the right one is a copy of Michelangelo’s “Samson and two Philistines”. The pair has recently been copied by the National Trust to display at its property at Stowe. Further into the garden you will see “Venus and Adonis” by F Scheemaker, a companion piece to a statue by L Delvaux in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

There are a number of further statues, some displayed as a focal point of a vista, others in secluded groves.