Gardens · South East England
Bere Court And Bere House
In or near Sulham.
Bere Court And Bere House — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Stuart Logan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Pangbourne · 2.3 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Bere Court And Bere House is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bere Court is an English country house. It is a historic Grade I listed building. The house is located southwest of Pangbourne, Berkshire where it was once the manor house.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was originally built in the 13th century as the manor house for Pangbourne. The only remaining parts of the original house are the medieval cellars. Pangbourne came under the control of the Abbots of Reading and the house became one of their main manors. In his role as Abbot of Reading, Hugh Faringdon was residing at Bere Court in 1539 when he was arrested for high treason during the dissolution of the monasteries, ostensibly for providing funds to rebels. While he was taken to the Tower of London, apparently his death sentence was passed without a formal trial, and he was hanged, drawn, and quartered in the courtyard of Reading Abbey on 14 November 1539. In 1613 the house was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4708, -1.1141
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Pangbourne
- Postcode
- RG8 8HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Nearest railway station
- Pangbourne — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17528646 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bere Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bere Court And Bere House?
- Bere Court And Bere House is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG8 8HT), in the parish of Pangbourne.
- What is Bere Court And Bere House?
- Bere Court And Bere House — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bere Court And Bere House?
- The nearest railway station is Pangbourne, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG8 8HT.
- Who owns Bere Court And Bere House?
- Bere Court And Bere House is owned by |website =.
- Is Bere Court And Bere House a protected site?
- Yes — Bere Court And Bere House is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bere Court And Bere House?
- The nearest railway station is Pangbourne, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG8 8HT.