Buscot House 

Another National Trust Property. Another lovely afternoon. Another day where the children didn't get bored. 

We arrived at Buscot House about 2pm, which is just as well because that is when the house and gardens open, although as the house isn't open Monday and Tuesdays we didn't get to see the Pre-Raphaelite painting by Byrne Jones -  the Briar Rose series. That didn't matter though because we did spend three hours walking/ running around the grounds and it does provide us with the excuse to go back. 

How suitable is Buscot House for really small children? I guess that depends on how they are around water. There is a lot of water. It also depends on how good they are at walking, because although there are excellent paths, there are also lots of steps. 

My children really enjoyed running up and down the very long paths and mounds, rolling down hills, swinging in the hanging garden, walking along the walls and taking pictures of the things they fancied. We were there over three hours and were not bored once, in fact they love going to these places as they like gardens - or more precisely they like making mischief in them. 

Unlike Greys Court and Basildon Park there are no activities provided, but I am sure that most children are capable of making their own fun. 

It takes about 50 mins to travel to Farringdon from Didcot, and Buscot House is just a little way out of Farringdon, on the A417, on the road towards Cirencester. We drove through Wantage then followed the signs to Farringdon. I don't use my GPS and still got there okay. 

Find Buscot House on the google map I made for you. 

Pictures 

Nearby places to visit: 

The White Horse at Uffington, the Vale and Downlands Museum in Wantage, Weyland's Smithy, the water park in Wantage. 

I haven't yet visited any of these places but I will have by the end of these summer hols! 

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