


Brief Description
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).
History
The formal gardens were laid out in 1910 by Mr Hornby Lewis.
Visitor Facilities
http://www.danesfieldhouse.co.uk- Features
Style
- Italianate Garden
- 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:
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house opened as a luxury hotel in 1991.
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- Latest Date:
- Access & Directions
Access Contact Details
http://www.danesfieldhouse.co.uk
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Medmenham
- History
Period
- Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- Contact
- References
References
- Smith, N, {Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire Stage 1)} (Aylesbury: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service, 1998)Gardens Register Review (Buckinghamshire) (Stage 1)
Contributors
Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service