Tyntesfield

After many weekends not having done much (at least blog worthy), we visited another National Trust property. Tyntesfield (website) is located southwest of Bristol in North Sumerset, about 45 minutes from our house. This house, or should I say, mansion, was built in the early 1800's and was then bought by a wealthy entrepreneur named William Gibbs. The house and the land have only been owned by the National Trust since 2002, since which time the restoration on the whole house and its contents has taken place. In fact, the last descendant lived in the house until 2001!

Just imagine how massive this house must be under all the scaffolding!

The beginning of the gardens at the front of the house

A picture of the house with in the popular Gothic style of the Victorian era.

The library at the entrance of the house. There are bookshelves all around the room.

Most of the servants' bells

The atrium with a Gothic-style fire place (you can just see the top of it)

In the dry cupboard

The huge pool table in the gentleman's quarters

Taking time to smell a magnolia

Inside the house's chapel

The "fun-guy" we met on the way... it was actually really pretty

One of the many blackberry bushes I picked blackberries from!

Beautiful flowers in the Lady Garden

Lots of veg in the Kitchen Garden... now, if only I could learn how to grow veg at home... quite inspirational, to say the least.

A plum tree growing on the garden wall.

Jeff inside the Orangery, on which restoration has begun this year.

Another view of the house from the large garden

The unveiling of the house will take place in 2012, when we will be sure to make another visit.