Buscot Park

Buscot Park is a late 18th-century house near Faringdon, owned by the National Trust but administered on its behalf by Lord Faringdon, whose family still lives here and cares for the Faringdon Collection displayed inside, including Burne-Jones's Briar Rose paintings alongside works by Rembrandt, Rubens and the pre-Raphaelites. Nothing is preserved in aspic here: glassware by Colin Reid and Sally Fawkes sits in the rooms, and David Harber's Faux Fall water feature has joined the grounds, where Harold Peto's water garden steps down to the lake beside the Four Seasons garden and woodland avenues. Reviewers praise the interiors and the collection, the surprises around every corner of the garden and the tea-room's cakes. Practical notes from the Trust: everyone, members included, must collect a ticket from the ticket office before entering; the Trust's promotional vouchers are not accepted; dogs are allowed only in the overflow car park; and there is no level access to the house.