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Our second visit to the gardens, this time taking friends and four dogs. The walled garden is a lovely start. The grounds look immaculate but unfortunately it was too hot for us to do the full walk again this year. We've not been able to see inside the house and do the tour because we have the dogs with us but maybe next time we're over. The lady on the gate was lovely and my friend had a chat with the original gardener/groundsman, also very nice. No tearoom which is unusual nowadays. Plenty of parking.

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Our second visit to the gardens, this time taking friends and four dogs. The walled garden is a lovely start. The grounds look immaculate but unfortunately it was too hot for us to do the full walk again this year. We've not been able to see inside the house and do the tour because we have the dogs with us but maybe next time we're over. The lady on the gate was lovely and my friend had a chat with the original gardener/groundsman, also very nice. No tearoom which is unusual nowadays. Plenty of parking.

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We loved our visit. The guides were really knowledgeable and passionate about their work. They were also great storytellers that brought the poets' story to life. Though I'm personally not a fan of audio guides (I read much faster), I was glad that most of the information was also to be found in leaflets in the rooms. The interior was absolutely stunning, especially all the replications of the wallpaper, curtains and rugs.

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We loved our visit. The guides were really knowledgeable and passionate about their work. They were also great storytellers that brought the poets' story to life. Though I'm personally not a fan of audio guides (I read much faster), I was glad that most of the information was also to be found in leaflets in the rooms. The interior was absolutely stunning, especially all the replications of the wallpaper, curtains and rugs.

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Lovely afternoon visiting the grounds, house was closed. Terrific project to bring it back to its original state, with a very interesting display showing how it was achieved. Gardens were amazing. Dog friendly in the gardens.

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Lovely afternoon visiting the grounds, house was closed. Terrific project to bring it back to its original state, with a very interesting display showing how it was achieved. Gardens were amazing. Dog friendly in the gardens.

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I visited the gardens at Farringford last summer which were lovely. This year I was able to also do a tour of the house and it exceeded all expectations. The story of the Tennyson’s time at Farringford was beautifully brought to life through an audio history and extremely knowledgeable guides in each room were also able to answer all our additional questions. They were all so kind, considerate and helpful. I came away feeling I had had a real insight into the family and their lives. Lord Tennyson is now not so much of a distant historical figure and it made me interested to read more of his poetry. The gardens again were beautiful with lovely touches such as the shelves in the walled
gardens displaying small labelled vases of many of the plants in flower for easy identification. Boards with chalked extracts from some of Tennyson’s works were also a lovely touch. I highly recommend a visit.

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I visited the gardens at Farringford last summer which were lovely. This year I was able to also do a tour of the house and it exceeded all expectations. The story of the Tennyson’s time at Farringford was beautifully brought to life through an audio history and extremely knowledgeable guides in each room were also able to answer all our additional questions. They were all so kind, considerate and helpful. I came away feeling I had had a real insight into the family and their lives. Lord Tennyson is now not so much of a distant historical figure and it made me interested to read more of his poetry. The gardens again were beautiful with lovely touches such as the shelves in the walled
gardens displaying small labelled vases of many of the plants in flower for easy identification. Boards with chalked extracts from some of Tennyson’s works were also a lovely touch. I highly recommend a visit.

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Just visited the garden and the park. The walled garden is really loved and fussed, a real pleasure to visit and good value for money.

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Just visited the garden and the park. The walled garden is really loved and fussed, a real pleasure to visit and good value for money.

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Having lived on the Isle of Wight for many years, we had never visited Farringford. We were extremely impressed with the gardens. Everything in the walled garden is very new and extremely well maintained. The woodland walk is about half a mile and easy. The house wasn't open, but we knew this before we visited. However, the restoration exhibition was just amazing. To see how the house has changed over the centuries up to present day was extremely interesting and the present owners have done a fantastic job as far as we could see. What was amazing was the removal of Fred Pontin's holiday cottages and the re-installation of the walled garden. One would never know that all the holiday cottages had been pulled down. This whole thing must've been an incredible project and the owners are to be congratulated.

The lady on the ticket desk was very welcoming and we were very impressed with the laminated garden map instead of a paper leaflet. What a good idea. We really enjoyed our afternoon.

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Having lived on the Isle of Wight for many years, we had never visited Farringford. We were extremely impressed with the gardens. Everything in the walled garden is very new and extremely well maintained. The woodland walk is about half a mile and easy. The house wasn't open, but we knew this before we visited. However, the restoration exhibition was just amazing. To see how the house has changed over the centuries up to present day was extremely interesting and the present owners have done a fantastic job as far as we could see. What was amazing was the removal of Fred Pontin's holiday cottages and the re-installation of the walled garden. One would never know that all the holiday cottages had been pulled down. This whole thing must've been an incredible project and the owners are to be congratulated.

The lady on the ticket desk was very welcoming and we were very impressed with the laminated garden map instead of a paper leaflet. What a good idea. We really enjoyed our afternoon.

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What a fascinating & wonderful experience, thank you so much.  I cannot believe I've just listened to Tennyson's voice!

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What a fascinating & wonderful experience, thank you so much.  I cannot believe I've just listened to Tennyson's voice!

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson

What an extraordinary visit, the house and family has been brought back to life.  Thank you! Chris

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What an extraordinary visit, the house and family has been brought back to life.  Thank you! Chris

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson

This was my favourite historic site during our IoW visit. Despite a windy, rainy afternoon the walled garden was lovely. We booked a tour of the house. The audio guide was surprisingly good, informative with just the right amount of detail.

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This was my favourite historic site during our IoW visit. Despite a windy, rainy afternoon the walled garden was lovely. We booked a tour of the house. The audio guide was surprisingly good, informative with just the right amount of detail.

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Wonderful to hear the story of Tennyson's life.

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Wonderful to hear the story of Tennyson's life.

 Farringford Historic Home of Alfred Lord Tennyson
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