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Ston Easton Park Estate, a former country house hotel in Somerset, has been brought to market for an undisclosed price.The Grade I listed Palladian mansion, which features 20 bedrooms, sits within 28 acres of gardens and landscaped grounds designed in the 1700’s by English landscape designer, Humphrey Repton.
The estate features Grade II listed formal landscaped gardens, a rear terrace overlooking a tiered weir, kitchen gardens, orchards and woodlands.
The estate was owned by the Hippisley family for over 400 years, but by the mid-20th Century it had been abandoned and fell into disrepair. Lord William Rees-Mogg then purchased the estate from the Hippisley family and began restoring the property. Later, hotelier Peter Smedley acquired the estate in the 1970s and after that the majority of the restoration was completed.
Most recently, the property was converted into a country house hotel with 20 en-suite guest bedrooms. The hotel ceased trading in 2021 and the estate is now being sold with vacant possession.
Ed Bellfield, regional director at Christie and Co, who is handling the sale, said: “Ston Easton Park offers an exciting opportunity for a creative, imaginative buyer to become the latest custodian of one of Somerset’s greatest properties. It is rare that a property of this magnitude comes to the open market and considering its location, the estate will offer a buyer potential for a variety of alternative uses, subject to obtaining planning permission.”
Alistair Heather, who is marketing the property on behalf of Savills, added: “It is a privilege to represent the sale of one of Somerset’s most impressive and historic country estates. The property offers incredible potential for use commercially or, subject to the necessary consents, reinstated as a residence of considerable grandeur.”
