Lake House

Lake House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Wilsford cum Lake, Wiltshire. The building combines Elizabethan origins from the 16th century with Georgian facade work added in the 18th century.

The Duke of Somerset commissioned the estate in 1578 and used it as a summer residence. Extensive remodeling in 1743 changed its outward appearance considerably and added the Georgian symmetry visible today.

The manor maintains its position as a central architectural monument in Wiltshire, representing the evolution of English country house construction across centuries.

The ground floor rooms display historic fireplaces and a central staircase running through the entire building. The garden grounds extend from the back of the house down to the riverbank and offer paths through formal beds.

A Tudor-era stone fireplace displays relief scenes of harvest and fieldwork carved into the material. These depictions come from the original furnishings of the house and have rarely survived in comparable country estates.

Location: Wilsford cum Lake

GPS coordinates: 51.14980,-1.80993

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:27