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A glittering Elizabethan house, adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets and other Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork, chimney pieces and heraldic glass. The magnificent state rooms, including a long gallery which is the largest of its type in England, are full of fine 17th- and 18th-century furniture and Elizabethan and Jacobean portraits from the National Portrait Gallery.

There are also good quality textiles, including an exhibition of 17th-century samplers. The formal garden includes mixed borders and old roses and is surrounded by a landscape park. Montacute featured in the award-winning film of Sense and Sensibility.

Note: Some rooms in the house do not have electric light, so visitors wishing to make a close study of tapestries, textiles or paintings should avoid visiting on dull days.

Opening Times - 2010:

House:
13th March - 31st October: daily except Tuesday, 11 am - 5 pm

Garden:
1st January - 12th March & 3rd November - 31st December: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm
13th March - 31st October: daily except Tuesday, 11 am - 5.30 pm

Shop:
2nd January - 7th March: Saturday & Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm
13th March - 31st October: daily except Tuesday, 11 am - 5.30 pm
3rd November - 19th December: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm

Cafe:
13th March - 31st October: daily, except Tuesday, 11.30 am - 5.30 pm
6th November - 19th December: Saturday & Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm

Park:
All Year: daily.

Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) - 2010:

House, Park & Garden:
Adult - £10 (£8.90)
Child - £4.70 (£4.20)
Family - £24.70 (£22.20)

Groups (15+): (£8.50)

Garden only (13th March - 31st October):
Adult - £6 (£5.40)
Child - £3 (£2.60)

3rd November - 31st December:
Adult - £2
Child - £1

More information on this garden can be found on The Gardens Guide.