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Danesfield House

Introduction

The site features a late-19th-century house, set in early-20th-century formal gardens. The house and main gardens are now a hotel. The former kitchen garden was sold off and is now part of Danesfield Gardens (horticultural nursery).

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Telephone

01628 891010

Access contact details

http://www.danesfieldhouse.co.uk

History

Period

  • 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
  • Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Features & Designations

Designations

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Grade: II*

Style

Italianate Garden

Features

  • Kitchen Garden
  • Description: A gardener's cottage and mid-19th-century kitchen gardens with glass houses, peach houses and vinery. Now part of separate Danesfield Gardens nursery.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Ornamental Fountain
  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The house opened as a luxury hotel in 1991. The site features a late-19th-century house, set in early-20th-century formal gardens.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Commercial

Period

20th Century (1901 to 1932)

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Medmenham

References

References

Contributors

  • Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service