Historic houses and gardens

Athelhampton House & Gardens

Athelhampton’s history and that of its inter-related families covers more than a thousand years. Much of the present house has stood for over five centuries.

Sir William Martyn built the Hall at Athelhampton in about the year of 1485 and received a license to enclose 160 acres of deer park and fortify his manor. The house remained in the Martyn family for the next 4 generations until the house was eventually purchased by Alfred Cart de Lafontaine in 1891, who set about restoring the house and creating the formal gardens we see today.

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