Lytes Cary Manor
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Overview
Fine medieval manor house and delightful 14th-century chapel, surrounded by gardens with an enchanting mixture of formality and simplicity. Much of the present house was built in the 16th century although the oldest part, the chapel, dates from 1343. The Great Hall was a 15th-century addition. High yew topiary hedges enclose large borders and hidden paths. Arts and crafts inspired garden, created by the Jenner family in the early 1900s.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open 3 Mar-4 Nov, daily 10.30-5 (last admission 4). Garden, shop, reception & tearoom 11-5 (tearoom closes at 4.45)
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
- Children
About the area
Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer.
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