Smedmore House, Kimmeridge BH20 5PG

By kind permission of Dr Phillip Mansel

Date: June 14th 2023

Time: 2.30pm

Cost: £30 to include refreshments, tour of the House led by Dr Mansel, tour of the garden and its history with gardener.
Facilities: Ample parking. Picknicking allowed before visit . Dogs welcome in grounds and gardens under control. Stay as long as you like if walking. WC. Smedmore is very near to the charming coastal village of Kimmeridge, home of the Etches Collection of Marine Fossils, which you might like to visit in the morning.

About: Smedmore House is a Georgian country manor near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by Edward Clavell around 1700, and greatly augmented by George Clavell around 1760. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is set in a most scenic part of Dorset near the coast, and the views from the house and grounds are spectacular. Two acres of romantically disordered walled flower gardens, orchards, and a Mediterranean garden surround the house. At the bottom of the main garden, dominated by a giant Holm oak, is a path through woods and fields, past sphinxes, urns and obelisks, down to the sea at Kimmeridge Bay.
Dr Mansel is a renowned historian and copies of his latest book “King of the World” about Louis 14th of France will be on sale (cash only)

Tickets will be availble from April 10