Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for The 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, who was later to work at the British Museum, as his architect. The castle was built between 1811–1820. Major schemes of interior decoration were carried out by A.W.N. Pugin in 1849–1850. Eastnor remains a private home, and is currently the residence of James Hervey-Bathurst, the grandson of Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers. It is a Grade I listed building. The surrounding gardens and parkland are designated Grade II*.[1]
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Eastnor Castle
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2021
Beautiful photographs and reflections
All the best Jan
Thank you
Beautiful photos. It is on my list of places to visit but other side of Herefordshire to us so may be best to visit on way home or on way there!!
If you want to walk around the lake as well as visit the castle you need to allow 2-3 hours. I love the castle grounds and lake walk best
Nice; just big enough for all the books I want!
I think books always expand to fill the available space
This mock castle looks just like a real one.
But the lake is a bit quiet, we need some swans to make it livelier.
There were fish and fishermen. One with a large trolley that blocked the pathway rather than move his trolley to one side he directed us to step out of his way into the long grass.
That was a bit lively
I remember reluctantly passing Eastnor several years ago; it looks idyllic, CP.
The grounds and views are wonderful. The castle is a folly that is still lived in by the family.
is Eastnor Castle a 19th-century “mock” castle only because it knowingly copied the architectural style from the past? I hope not, because A.W.N. Pugin took the interior decorations seriously, as did the designers of the gardens and parkland.
The view over the water is stunning.
No it does not copy architecture from the past. The first Earl commisioned the building of the castle to impress his contemporaries and elevate his family status to the higher ranks of the ruling class. The architect was Robert Smirke.