Forde Abbey & Gardens
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Overview
Forde Abbey in Somerset has a rich and varied history spanning 900 years and is home to the stunning Mortlake tapestries, woven from the internationally famous Raphael cartoons, now housed in the V&A, The House is surrounded by 30 acres of award-winning gardens, including England’s tallest powered fountain. The gardens also include topiary-lined vistas, colourful herbaceous borders, a giant-sized labyrinth in the arboretum and swathes of early spring bulbs (40,000 tulips) for year round colour.
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Location
Forde Abbey & Gardens, Forde Abbey, CHARD, Somerset, TA20 4LU
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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