Stourhead House and Gardens. The house and 100 acres of outstanding landscaped garden are at the centre of a 2650 acre estate. You can wander through woodland, countryside and downland on a range of waymarked walks. Discover stunning vistas, temples, new plants and magnificent trees, all set around an enchanting lake. Popular attractions in Wessex, the ancient Saxon kingdom, within a day’s drive of Frome
If neoconservatism does have any principle, it is this one—the law of unintended consequences. Launch a big project and you will almost surely discover that you have created many things you did not intend to create.
James Q Wilson
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The house and 100 acres of outstanding landscaped garden are at the centre of a 2650 acre estate. You can wander through woodland, countryside and downland on a range of waymarked walks. Discover stunning vistas, temples, new plants and magnificent trees, all set around an enchanting lake. Just 2½ miles from the garden is King Alfred’s Tower, a 50 m high triangular red brick folly. From the top you can enjoy magnificient views across the whole of Wessex.
Visit the Palladian mansion built in the 1720s and see the impressive interior featuring:
Alister Campbell, Blair’s spin doctor, records he was with him at a White House reception. They saw Bush, talking to Dick Cheney, burst out laughing. A few minutes later, Cheney came across to them. “You seemed to amuse George”, said Blair to start the chat. “Oh, Bush has a feeble of humour”, Cheney replied. “Really”, said Blair, “he seemed to be laughing at your gag just now”. “No, he was laughing at one I told him last Wednesday. He just got it.”
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