Shortest of the estate walks at 1.5 miles, recently resurfaced, the least steep of the three, with valley views.
Whole site, from 31 January.
£1.10 all day for non-members
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Newark Park began around 1550 as a hunting lodge built by Sir Nicholas Poyntz, an attendant to Henry VIII, on the Cotswold escarpment above the Ozleworth Valley, and later owners reworked it, the Clutterbuck family bringing in James Wyatt for the stained-glass window. After falling into decay in the mid-20th century it was revived by the Texan architect Bob Parsons. The garden drops over three levels from a walled garden to a lakeside garden, and three waymarked walks cross 700 acres of estate; children get a woodland play area and a dressing-up room, and dogs are welcome on a short lead. Reviewers single out the peacocks around the tea pavilion, the volunteers' basement tours and the second-hand bookshop upstairs with views down the valley. Tips from regulars: ignore the sat nav, which sends you up a steep single-track lane, and follow the brown signs from Wotton-under-Edge; the walks are hilly coming back up, so wear proper shoes.
Garden and estate
Later dates are in the calendar.
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Follows the original Georgian carriage drive around Lower Lodge Wood; distance and duration not stated, described as the more adventurous of the three trails.
Shortest of the estate walks at 1.5 miles, recently resurfaced, the least steep of the three, with valley views.
Nearly 3 miles, with steep slopes and views of the woods, Newark House and the Ozleworth valley; closed during winter as the ground becomes too wet and muddy.
