The Lake In Spring At Stourhead Stock Image

The centre piece of the garden at Stourhead is the lake which dictates the path you take and the views you enjoy. The damming of the river and the creation of the lake was an ambitious undertaking. Henry ‘the Magnificent’ and his architect Henry Flitcroft planned it before work began on the garden buildings such as the Temple of Flora Pantheon and Grotto. The original planting of the garden was undertaken by a team of 50 gardeners who planted and tended beech oak sycamore Spanish chestnut ash and holm oak.