Buscot Park

About the museum

Buscot Park was built between 1780 and 1783 for Edward Loveden Loveden in a plain neoclassical style; the architect is unknown. The Loveden family sold it in 1859 to the Australian-born Robert Tertius Campbell, and in 1887 it was bought by the financier Alexander Henderson, later the first Baron Faringdon.

After the first baron's death in 1934, the house was altered and restored to its 18th-century form for his grandson Gavin Henderson, the second Baron Faringdon, who also greatly enlarged the art collection his grandfather had begun. The estate passed to the National Trust, and the contents belong to the Faringdon Collection Trust; the house is lived in and managed by the present Lord Faringdon and his family, not by the National Trust.

The collection includes works by artists such as Rembrandt and Burne-Jones, together with furniture and silver. The grounds have extensive pleasure gardens, including the Four Seasons garden and the Peto water garden, and woodland avenues. The house, grounds and tea room are open on selected afternoons between April and September.

Highlights

• Faringdon Collection with works by Rembrandt and Burne-Jones
• Late 18th-century neoclassical house
• Peto water garden and the Four Seasons garden
• Woodland avenues and extensive pleasure gardens
• Tea room serving cakes and drinks on open days

Permanent exhibitions

• The Faringdon Collection – Paintings, furniture and silver collected by the Faringdon family and shown in the house, including works by Rembrandt and Burne-Jones.
• Gardens and water garden – Extensive pleasure gardens with the Four Seasons garden, the Peto water garden and woodland avenues.

Operated by

Lord Faringdon and the Faringdon Collection Trust (property of the National Trust)

Admission & discounts

Prices for the house and grounds, for 2026. National Trust and Historic Houses members enter free but must still collect a ticket at the ticket office. On grounds-only days the ticket office is not staffed and visitors pay cash into an honesty box. The estate does not accept National Trust promotional vouchers or gift cards.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is no level access to the house, which is unsuitable for wheelchairs and walking aids. Accessible parking is close to the ticket office, and a mobility vehicle and a wheelchair can be borrowed from the ticket office. Braille guides are available, and induction loops are fitted in the tea room and the ticket office. Dogs are welcome in the paddock (overflow car park) only.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The estate is on the south side of the A417. On foot it is 4 miles by footpath from Faringdon and 3½ miles from Lechlade.

Amenities & dining

• Café

The tea room serves cakes and drinks. Plants can be bought from the plant sales area, using an honesty box.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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