Place to visit

Rates

House and Garden £6; Garden only £4, Children £1.50 (no children in house), under 5's free.

Opening times

Garden: Thurs, Fri & Bank Hol Mon 2-6:00pm throughout year except Dec. House: 2:30-5:30pm, Thurs & Fri in May, June, July and Sept.

Telephone

01386 700444

Description

Sezincote is a unique and extraordinary Indian House set admidst the Cotswold Hills. The architecture is in the Mogul style of Rajasthan, with a central dome, minarets, peacock-tail windows, jail-work railings and pavilions. A curving Orangery frames the Persian Garden of paradise with its fountain and canals. The house is set within a romantic water garden - a fine example of the Picturesque style - with pools, waterfalls, a grotto and a temple to the Hindu Sun God. Sezincote was built in 1810 by Charles Cockerell, Thomas Daniell, the great painter of Indian architectural scenery, and the landscape designer Repton. Sezincote was the inspiration for the Brighton Pavilion.

Location

1 mile W of Moreton-in-Marsh on A44 to Evesham; turn left by lodge before Bourton-on-the-Hill.