Buscot Park — Attraction in Vale of White Horse

Buscot Park is a country house at Buscot near the town of Faringdon in Oxfordshire within the historic boundaries of Berkshire. It was built in an austere neoclassical style between 1780 and 1783 for Edward Loveden Loveden. It remained in the family until sold in 1859 to Robert Tertius Campbell, an Australian. Campbell's daughter Florence would later be famous as Mrs Charles Bravo, the central character in a Victorian murder case that remains unsolved to this day. On Campbell's death, in 1887, the house and its estate were sold to Alexander Henderson a financier, later to be ennobled as Baron Faringdon. Following the death of the 1st Baron in 1934, the house was considerably altered and restored to its 18th-century form, by the architect Geddes Hyslop, for his grandson and successor, Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon, during this era, the art collection founded by the 1st Baron was considerably enlarged, although many of the 1st Baron's 19th-century works of art were sold immediately following his death. The house and estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1956. The contents (which include works of art by Rembrandt and Burne-Jones) are owned by the Faringdon Collection Trust. The house is occupied and managed by the present Lord Faringdon. The mansion and its extensive formal and informal gardens and grounds are open to the public...

Well what a lovely place this is to look around,the gardens are absolutely magnificent,like most of theses large country houses there is so much to see and do.It is spread out over a 100 acres so you can imagine that there is so much to explore.I think we managed to see most of it, I have put a copy of the map guide in with my photos.The house was built between 1780 and 1783,itself is lovely place to look around,but sadly you cannot take photos inside because it is still lived in by Lord Faringdon the Henderson family his eldest son James and his wife Lucinda.The house is adorned with fine furniture,ceramics with a large collection of art on the walls all in a beautiful decor.There is a lovely little Tea Room on the estate with it’s amazing painted walls it is a delight to look at,they do a lovely cup of tea and have a great selection of cakes.If you like this sort of thing this is a must visit,you need to get there like we did just before it opens at 2pm as it closes at 5.30 pm,it’s best to check the website as it is not always open on certain days of the week.I hope you like my...

This property is situated deep in the countryside and there is a long tree lined drive leading to the parking area which is very close to the ticket office, an excellent cafe and some excellent toilet facilities.

The gardens are beautifully laid out with some interesting water features and an unexpected feature is a band of terracotta warriors on the steep set of steps leading up to the house.

The house itself has a rather austere exterior but the rooms inside are packed with treasures and a large number of very interesting pictures. I was disappointed that the taking of pictures within the house was totally forbidden as those on the cards fail to do full justice to the pictures they portray.

We were made to feel welcome and as this was our first visit and there is so much to be seen we decided that we would be returning next year for a...