Shute House

Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury SP7 9DG
by kind permission of Sir John and Lady Lewis

Date: June 23rd 2023 Time: 1.30pm for 2.pm
Cost: £20
Facilities: Ample parking. No picnics but Tarbet Inn is nearby.
Advisory:: There are no refreshments provided by Shute House, but DGT will supply lemonade and biscuits after the visit . In fact lemonade and biscuits has now been upgraded to tea and cake served in these lovely gardens
About: Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, one of our finest landscape architects, was commissioned in 1969 to create a water garden for Lady Anne and Captain Michael Tree. The result was Shute House Gardens; his favourite and some say his finest work. The River Nadder rises at the top of the garden and is diverted into canals, waterfalls, rills and mysterious pools through a series of atmospheric garden ‘rooms’

Sir John and Lady Lewis have kindly said we are welcome to wander around and visit the garden although they will not be present.

Tickets will be available from April 10