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The main hallway at Ugbrooke showcases a roll-call of the Clifford family ancestry. Portraits of the various Lords ascend the mahogany staircase and dwelling on the story of each portrait as you climb the stairs generates its own mini-history lesson. However, this is no dark, dreary stairway, these illustrious family members are lit by a […]
August 2018 Ugbrooke welcomes a team of Naval Officer recruits from RNC Britannia, assisting the volunteers from SSAFA as they install the Shrouds and crosses of the Lost Lives exhibit, their setting – the tranquil terrace garden here at Ugbrooke. The “poignant & thought provoking tribute” will form the highlight of Ugbrookes’ Military Fundraising event […]
For those Agatha Christie fans among you, you may recognise the literary inspiration in the title of this post, a play on the name of Christie’s first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. What is the relevance, you ask? Well, although Ugbrooke House has been the family seat of the Cliffords for over 400 years and has seen […]
This year, we have been fortunate to have over 50 pieces of work from the Embroiderers’ Guild on display in the house and The Orangery tea rooms. The exhibition has been celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, the renowned landscape architect who designed the gardens here at Ugbrooke House. As the first […]
4 friends, 4 charities, 4 walks on 4 islands over 4 days. This weekend, our resident chef Tiina will not be tying up her apron, but instead, lacing up her trainers. She is tackling a four day charity walk across four islands off the west coast of Scotland, on and around her home of Mull. […]