Another day, another stately home! Montacute House is a lovely Jacobean House near to Yeovil in the village of Montacute. Originally built for the Phileps family who lived there until 1910 when it was sold to pay gambling debts. By then all of the contents had already been sold to raise funds and the house was sold bare. The house is mostly open, though there are some parts closed to maintain social distancing. the garden was, frankly, disappointing, though the "wobbly wobbly" yew hedges are unusual to say the least. Apparently their shape goes back to WW2 when all of the gardens were away on war duty, so they weren't trimmed for 6 years. The white peonies were plentiful and beautiful.
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