Outing to NT Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner house and gardens have been much improved in recent years and now reflect the last owner’s vision of a quintessentially English country estate. A particularly good display of daffodils is said (by the NT) to be seen in the extensive gardens.
The house is now presented in the Georgian revival style to which the last owner (Ralph Dutton) remodelled it in the 1930s and then restored it after a substantial fire in 1960. All the main downstairs rooms and several bedrooms – each fully furnished – can be visited. As the NT’s website indicates, there is nowadays a lot to see and do both indoors and out.
The formal gardens include some gentle terracing with great views out into the countryside. We hope to be able to organise a tour with one of the gardening volunteers. Moreover, the wider estate also features a number of walks, accessible from a point close to the house.
Right next to the NT house and gardens complex, All Saints church (Hinton Ampner) is also worth a visit.
Like most substantial NT properties, Hinton Ampner has a shop, secondhand bookshop and a café (which was refurbished in 2025).
The coach parking point is unusually close to the house, café, shops and church – all are accessible on firm hard (tarmac) paths. Entering the house involves a few steps, and the internal tour route includes one-and a half floors of indoor staircase, mostly with handrails. To make the most of the gardens, you’ll need shoes that grip – many of the footpaths through the gardens are across grass, and indeed some may be closed if it is particularly wet.
Expected timings:
Depart: 9.30 am. Bus stop at bottom of Spinfield Lane
9.35 am. Liston Road Bus stop (A4155 opposite Liston Hall)
9.40 am. Bus stop outside Britannia, by Bobmore Lane junction
Arrive back in Marlow: 5.00 pm – 5.30pm
Price: £23.00 per person
Don’t forget your NT membership cards or you will be required to pay the non members entrance fee.
This outing will be available to book from mid December and bookings will close Thursday 18 February or earlier if sold out.
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