Trimming this country estate’s hedge has become one epic job for four gardeners who will spend the next three months working on the 30ft tall bushy wall. The task will take them 1,000 hours as they ...

IN the year 1931, Montacute House, one of the most perfect examples of an Elizabethan country house in England, was formally taken over by the National Trust and so became a state monument safe from ...

Community choirs across Somerset are adding their voices to a new seasonal experience at Montacute House this winter, creating a musical trail of traditional carols throughout the historic grounds.

The painting was bought at auction last year and has now been fully restored A 17th century painting of James I is returning to Montacute House in Somerset after being restored. The portrait by John ...

Historic items including a pair of French Empire candelabra and a silver dining room table centrepiece, have been stolen from a National Trust property, police have said. The burglary of Montacute ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter As celebrated period properties go, Montacute House and Barrington Court are yet to make an impression on the wider public ...

John de Critz the Elder’s portrait of King James I is to return to Montacute House in Somerset after the National Trust bought it for £199,250 . By Colin Gleadell 25 July 2011 • 7:05pm Detail from ...

The subjects in the National Portrait Gallery’s new show may be unknown, but their portraits still add value to our history . Rating **** Who is he? Probably Sir Robert Dudley (1574-1649), or maybe ...

The portrait by John de Critz was given as a gift to his supporter and former Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Edward Phelips, about 400 years ago. The picture was originally hung in the house, ...

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The painting was bought at auction last year and has now been fully restored A 17th century painting of James I is returning to Montacute House in Somerset after being restored. The portrait by John ...