On Thursday 19th February 2026, Hestercombe Gardens will be opening from 10am until 4.30pm for the NGS at Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8LG. This magnificent Georgian landscape garden was designed by artist Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, a contemporary of Gainsborough and Henry Hoare of Stourhead. Visitors enjoy 50 acres of woodland walks, temples, terraces, pergolas, lakes, and cascades, the Victorian terrace and shrubbery. There will be a plant sale at this opening. The garden is described as an exquisite example of a Lutyens/Jekyll designed formal garden. For more information, please click here.