Forde Abbey and Gardens
Each part of Forde Abbey's history can be clearly read in the architecture and structure of the house and garden. It is a living testament to the people who have lived and worked here over the past nine centuries and makes it one of the most fascinating buildings in the country.
About Forde Abbey and Gardens
Modern Forde Abbey
In 1943 Elizabeth Roper died and the house passed in to the care of her second son, Geoffrey and his wife Diana. Geoffrey devoted his whole life to the Abbey and its gardens, living there for almost eighty years. He added the arboretum and planted many of the woods that are a feature of the estate.
Today, Geoffrey Roper's son, Mark, his wife Lisa, daughter Alice and her husband, Julian, maintain this beautiful building and the surrounding garden and farmland
The house is surrounded by 30 acres of spectacular award winning gardens. The landscape has developed slowly since monastic times. The monks certainly grew vegetables in large quantities, but whatever gardens they had have disappeared over the centuries.
Contact information
- Phone: 01460 220231
- Email: info@fordeabbey.co.uk
- Web: www.fordeabbey.co.uk
- Address: Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4LU
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