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 891010Website
https://danesfieldhouse.co.ukAccess contact details
http://www.danesfieldhouse.co.uk
Other Websites
- History
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- 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.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Medmenham
- 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