About Buscot Park
National Trust property administered by Lord Faringdon and his family, and The Faringdon Collection of paintings, furniture, ceramics, and objet d'art.
Buscot Park Description
Buscot Park is the home of Lord Faringdon and the Henderson family. They look after the property on behalf of the National Trust as well as the family collection of pictures, furniture, ceramics and objet d'art, known as the Faringdon Collection, which is displayed in the House.
Built between 1780 and 1783 for a local landowner, Edward Loveden Townsend, the estate was purchased in 1889 by Lord Faringdon's great-grandfather, Alexander Henderson, a financier of exceptional skill and ability, who in 1916 was created the 1st Lord Faringdon. He greatly enlarged the house, commissioned Harold Peto to design the famous Italianate water garden, and laid the foundations of the Faringdon Collection. Among his many purchases were Rembrandt's portrait of 'Pieter Six', Rossetti's portrait of 'Pandora', and Burne-Jones's famous series, 'The Legend of the Briar Rose'.
His grandson and heir, Gavin Henderson, added considerably to the Collection, acquiring important furniture designed by Robert Adam and Thomas Hope, and was instrumental in returning the house to it's late eighteenth century appearance.
The family, together with their fellow Trustees, continue to add to the Collection, to freshen its display, and to enliven the gardens and grounds.
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Friday, 28 September 2018, 6.00pm. We are now closed for the 2018 season. Thank you to everyone who has visited us this year. The Grounds open again on Monday, 1st April 2019. The House opens on Wednesday, 3rd April 2019. ... Please check the website for further details: www.buscotpark.com
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September 2018 Open Weekends: Buscot Park is closed this weekend Saturday 1st & 2nd September 2018. In September the weekends we are open are 8th & 9th September and 22nd & 23rd September. Our last open day is Friday, 28th September. Please visit our website for further details of opening times etc.
Here are a few forthcoming events at Buscot Park:
Annual Buscot Parish Council Car Boot Sale Sunday, 5 August 2018 - 8.30 am Vendors, 9.00 am Buyers
... St Denys Handbell Ringers Will be performing in the gardens from 2.00-4.00 pm on Sunday, 12 August 2018 to raise money for Helen House Hospice in Oxford.
Forever Hounds Trust will be holding an Afternoon Tea Party on Sunday 16 September 2018 between 11.00 am & 5.00 pm. For further details please see their website www.foreverhoundstrust.org
Unless otherwise stated, the House and grounds will not be open to the Public. Please check our website for opening times: www.buscotpark.com
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July 2018 Open Weekends:
Please note, Buscot Park is closed this coming weekend the 7th & 8th July.
The open weekends in July are as follows:
... 14th & 15th July from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm 28th & 29th July from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Please visit our website for further details of opening times etc. www.buscotpark.com
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June 2018 Open Weekends: Buscot Park is open this weekend Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th June. We are also open Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th June, from 2.00 to 6.00 pm. Please visit our website for further details of opening times etc. www.buscotpark.com
May Open Weekends: Buscot Park is open this weekend, 5th & 6th May and Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May. We are also open Saturday & Sunday 12th and 13th May and then 26th & 27th May and again the Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May from 2.00 to 6.00 pm. Please see our website for further details of our opening times www.buscotpark.com.
Forthcoming Events:
The Rotary Club of Faringdon & District Buscot Run 5K and 10K on Sunday, 1 July 2018 For further details call Roddy Benson 01367 243864... To register visit www.faringdonrotaryclub.org
St Denys Handbell Ringers Will be performing in the gardens from 2.00-4.00 pm on Sunday, 12 August 2018 to raise money for Helen House Hospice in Oxford.
The Lost Cinema (Open Air Cinema) Will be screening "The Greatest Showman" at about 8.30 pm on Saturday, 8 September 2018. Grounds open at 7.00 pm for picnics. Tickets and further details from www.thelostcinema.co.uk
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April Opening Weekends. Buscot Park is open this weekend, 7th & 8th April, and also the 21st & 22nd April, from 2.00 to 6.00 pm. Please see our website for further details www.buscotpark.com.
New for 2018. The Trustees of the Faringdon Collection Trust have commissioned a pair of Thomas Hope designed greyhounds to complement the suite of furniture in the entrance hall to the main House. They have been copied as accurately as possible from the originals at Temple Newsam in Leeds by the craftsmen at Jonathan Sainsbury (UK) Limited.
Our first open weekend of the 2018 season will be Easter bank holiday. We are open Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday, and the Bank Holiday Monday. The House, grounds and tearoom will all open at 2 pm. Last entry to the House is 5 pm, last orders in the tearoom at 5.30 pm, and the grounds close at 6 pm. Fingers crossed for lovely weather!
2018 Opening Dates. Won't be long now! For full information, please take a look at the website http://www.buscot-park.com/visitor-info