Hinton Ampner

Hinton Ampner House and garden are at Cheriton in Hampshire, about 30 minutes drive from home. We decided to visit this afternoon.It is now owned by the National trust and open to the public. The House was badly damaged by a fire in1960 so has been extensively restored by the last owner Ralph Dutton who was the 8th Lord Sherborne. he had no heirs so his line did not continue and he left the house to the NT in his will. A few rooms in the house are open and contain a lot of furniture and art that he collected but the real interest is the grounds and gardens. The gardens are a mix of formaland informal . There are little gardens scattered around the house and linked by terraces.