Prior Park Landscape Garden

Prior Park Landscape Garden surrounding the Prior Park estate south of Bath, Somerset, England, was designed in the 18th century by the poet Alexander Pope and the landscape gardener Capability Brown, and is now owned by the National Trust. The garden was influential in defining the style known as the "English landscape garden" in continental Europe. The garden is Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.

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  Nunney Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Somerset, England, UK  

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  Farleigh Hungerford Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England, UK  

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  Corsham Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Milton Lodge ⓘ
  country house in Somerset, UK

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  Stourhead ⓘ
  Grade I listed British house and garden in Wiltshire, UK

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  Westonbirt House ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in Cotswold, United Kingdom

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  Prior Park Landscape Garden ⓘ
  Grade I listed garden in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Acton Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Ashton Court ⓘ
  mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England

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  Avon Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdom

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  Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass ⓘ
  arts centre and museum in Bath, England, UK

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  Blaise Castle House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Castle Farm Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chippenham, England, UK

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  Charles Wesley's House ⓘ
  building in Bristol, England, UK

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  Dyrham Park ⓘ
  country house and park in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Fox Talbot Museum ⓘ
  building in Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Frome Museum ⓘ
  Local history museum in Frome, United Kingdom

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  Glenside Hospital Museum ⓘ
  hospital museum in Stapleton, Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Jane Austen Centre ⓘ
  permanent exhibition in Bath, UK

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  Matthew ⓘ
  1996 replica caravel, ship located in Bristol, UK  

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  No. 1 Royal Crescent ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK

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  Red Lodge Museum, Bristol ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bristol, United Kingdom

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  Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, UK

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  SS Great Britain ⓘ
  1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom  

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  The Bishop's Palace and Gardens ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust

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  The Wiltshire Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Devizes, England, UK

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  Trowbridge Museum ⓘ
  textile industry museum in Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom

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  Westwood Manor ⓘ
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  Winterbourne House ⓘ
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  abbey in Wiltshire, England, UK

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  Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
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  Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution ⓘ
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  Bristol Zoo ⓘ
  zoo and gardens in Bristol, England

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  Royal West of England Academy ⓘ
  art gallery in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Tyntesfield ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK

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  Wiltshire Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Devizes, England, United Kingdom

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  Holburne Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Wells and Mendip Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Roman Baths ⓘ
  museum and site in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Victoria Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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  Calne Heritage Centre ⓘ
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  Cave Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wells, England, UK

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  Athelstan Museum ⓘ
  museum in Malmesbury, England, United Kingdom

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  Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  Arnolfini ⓘ
  arts centre and gallery in Bristol, UK

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  American Museum and Gardens ⓘ
  culture and arts museum near Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Fashion Museum ⓘ
  museum of costume in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Longleat Safari and Adventure Park ⓘ
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  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Bath Postal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  Herschel Museum of Astronomy ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Bath Architecture ⓘ
  museum in Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Thornbury and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum ⓘ
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  Bruton Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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  Radstock Museum ⓘ
  museum in Radstock, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Bradford On Avon Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bradford-on-Avon, England, UK

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  Kingswood Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of East Asian Art ⓘ
  museum in Bath, United Kingdom

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  museum in Bath Abbey, Bath, England, UK

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  museum in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  M Shed ⓘ
  museum in Bristol, England, UK

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  museum in Bath, England, UK

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1961 Arnolfini

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1961 American Museum and Gardens

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1963 Fashion Museum

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1966 Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

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1978 Museum of Bath at Work

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1979 Bath Postal Museum

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1981 Herschel Museum of Astronomy

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1984 Museum of Bath Architecture

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1986 Thornbury and District Museum

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1989 Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum

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1989 Bruton Museum

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1989 Radstock Museum

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1990 Bradford On Avon Museum

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1991 Kingswood Heritage Museum

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1993 Museum of East Asian Art

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1994 Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults

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1995 Yate Heritage Centre

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1998 Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

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2000 Chippenham Museum

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2000 We The Curious

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2000 Frenchay Village Museum

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2008 Oakham Treasures

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2011 M Shed

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2013 Bristol Zoo Project

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2013 Museum of Bath Stone

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2013 Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol

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2017 Aerospace Bristol

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2019 George Müller Museum

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2021 Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein

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Frameless

Henry Goodridge - View of Prior Park - B1975.2.763 - Yale Center for British Art

Prior Park view towards Bath

Prior Park Landscape Garden and its Palladian bridge, Bath

Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath

Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath

The Ice House, Prior Park

Bath - Prior Park

2008 : A3062 top of Ralph Allan Drive

Prior Park

Prior Park

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Nunney Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	quadrangular castle, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Corsham Court	garden, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Milton Lodge	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Stourhead	English garden, tourist attraction, historic house, estate	Wikidata
site	garden		Westonbirt House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1750	Prior Park Landscape Garden	English garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Acton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashton Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Avon Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bath Aqua Theatre of Glass	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum		Blaise Castle House	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle Farm Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Charles Wesley's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dyrham Park	park, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fox Talbot Museum	building, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Frome Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenside Hospital Museum	museum, hospital museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Jane Austen Centre	literary museum, biographical museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Matthew	caravel, museum ship, ship replica	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Royal Crescent	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red Lodge Museum, Bristol	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sally Lunns Historic Eating House & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Great Britain	museum ship, preserved watercraft, steamship, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Bishop's Palace and Gardens	episcopal palace, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wiltshire Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Trowbridge Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Westwood Manor	manor house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winterbourne House	university museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1201	Lacock Abbey	museum, abbey	Wikidata
site	museum	1823	Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery	museum, art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution	library, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Bristol Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1844	Royal West of England Academy	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1863	Tyntesfield	architectural structure, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1873	Wiltshire Museum	museum, local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1882	Holburne Museum	art museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Wells and Mendip Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	Roman Baths	museum, tourist attraction, architectural structure, museum building, thermae, ancient Roman structure	Wikidata
site	museum	1900	Victoria Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Calne Heritage Centre	Carnegie library, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1926	Cave Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1931	Athelstan Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Department Of Earth Sciences Museum, University Of Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Arnolfini	movie theater, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	American Museum and Gardens	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Fashion Museum	fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Longleat Safari and Adventure Park	zoo, tourist attraction, safari park	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Museum of Bath at Work	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Bath Postal Museum	postal museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Herschel Museum of Astronomy	astronomical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Museum of Bath Architecture	building, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Thornbury and District Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Bruton Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Radstock Museum	mining museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Bradford On Avon Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Kingswood Heritage Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museum of East Asian Art	art museum, charitable organization, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Yate Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Noah's Ark Zoo Farm	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Chippenham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	We The Curious	science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Frenchay Village Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Oakham Treasures	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	M Shed	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Bristol Zoo Project	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Museum of Bath Stone	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre Bristol	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Aerospace Bristol	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	George Müller Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein	museum, attraction	Wikidata
commons	image		Henry Goodridge - View of Prior Park - B1975.2.763 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park view towards Bath		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park Landscape Garden and its Palladian bridge, Bath		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bath		Commons
commons	image		The Ice House, Prior Park		Commons
commons	image		Bath - Prior Park		Commons
commons	image		2008 : A3062 top of Ralph Allan Drive		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park		Commons
commons	image		Prior Park		Commons