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  • The English Garden

    BEAUTY & Usefulness

    Jun 16, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS VIVIENNE HAMBLY
    PHOTOGRAPHS
    CLIVE NICHOLS

    It was with some fanfare that The Newt in Somerset opened in 2019. The brand-new hotel and garden presented a wonderful story: a historic property that had fallen into disrepair had been returned to life and made available for the enjoyment of many. Two years on, the garden has had time to settle into itself – yet this is a continually evolving space and even in this short interval new elements have been included here.

    Koos Bekker, a South African telecoms magnate, and his wife, Karen Roos, a former magazine editor, had big shoes to fill when they bought the property in 2013. With a Grade II* listing, Hadspen House, as it was known then, was established in the late 17th century when owner William Player created formal gardens and courts with planted avenues and fountains. In the

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