...Paul Methuen to display his collection of 16th and 17th C Italian and Flemish paintings. This impressive collection of old master paintings is now internationally renowned and well worth seeing. It includes works by Van Dyck, Carlo Dolci, Filippo Lippi, Salvator Rosa, Reynolds and Romney.
‘Capability’ Brown created the splendid picture gallery in the 1760s. At the same time, he added a suite of state rooms in which you can still see the original wall-hangings and furniture, designed by Chippendale, Thomas Johnson, John Cobb and the Adam brothers.
‘Capability’ Brown also designed the superb gardens and parkland which now includes a 13 acre lake. The impressive Gothic bath house was also built by Brown. Some of the original trees he planted are still there and the massive Oriental Plane Tree apparently has a circumference of 240 yards.
The gardens are a delight and are renowned for the spring bulbs, magnolias and wild orchids.
Beechfield House hotel is conveniently located near Corsham Court and a visit when staying with us is highly recommended.
Other places to visit in Wiltshire include Bath, Bowood House, Bradford-on-Avon, Calne, Caen Hill Locks, Castle Combe, Cheddar Caves, Chippenham, Devizes, Lacock,
Longleat Safari Park, Stonehenge, The Cotswolds, Wookey Hole
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