Fonthill House, Fonthill Bishop , Salisbury SP3 5SH
By kind permission of Lord Margadale of Islay

Date: 20 Sept 2024 Time: 2pm Cost: £20 to include refreshments
Facilities: Ample parking. No WC. Dogs on leads with poo pick up allowed.

About: This is the home of Lord Margadale of Islay and his family. 

We will be given a guided tour of the garden by Tania Coompton and the head gardener Jack Greenwood.

The current house was built in 1972, but there has been a house on the estate since 16th century.Tania Compton and Marie-Louise Agius  are building on the legacy left by previous generations of the Morrison family to continue with new innovations and improvements. There are formal gardens, an ornamental and organic kitchen garden, mixed planting of shrubs and herbaceous perennials, bulbs and annuals. There are a small selection of old and new sculptures including a water feature by William Pye. To the North of the house, there are wonderful woodland walks with acid loving plants, sweet chestnuts, tall majestic oaks and an oak house made from young saplings.

To the south of the house, there are panoramic views over the countryside, deer park and Fontihll lake.