Place to visit

Rates

House & Gardens: Adults £5.50, child under 14 free. Adult groups (minimum 12) £5. Private groups (minimum 20) £6. Gardens only £3.50

Opening times

Open to the Public 2pm - 5.30pm April - September: Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. July - August: Sundays & Wednesdays: Groups welcome by arrangement. Refreshments: Tearoom. Group lunches, teas and suppers by arrangement.

Telephone

01491 638587

Description

Stonor is one of the very few houses in England that has remained in the same family from the earliest records to the present day and has been home to Lord and Lady Camoys and the Stonor family for over 800 years. The history of the house inevitably contributes to the atmosphere, at once unpretentious yet grand. A facade of warm brick with Georgian windows conceals much older buildings dating back to the 12th Century and a 14th Century Catholic Chapel sits on the southeast corner. Stoner nestles in a fold of the beautiful wooded Chiltern Hills and has breathtaking views of the surrounding park where Fallow deer have grazed since mediaeval times. John Steane said in his book "Oxfordshire": "If I has to suggest to a visitor who had only one day to sample the beauties of Oxfordshire, I would suggest a visit to Stonor and a walk through its delectable park." The house contains many items of rare furniture, tapestries, bronzes and paintings. Beautiful hillside gardens containing daffodils, narcissi, irises and roses. Tea room in 12th Century Hall and Gift Shop.

Location

On B480 5 miles north of Henley on Thames