This present day house was built between 1893 and 1894 by the Cory family, who made their fortune from mining the south Wales valleys. Previous to this Edwardian effort, there had been a mansion/manor house on the site for the last 1,500 years.
How or why a bronze statue of Laozi riding his oxen together with a couple of other eastern statues dotted around the gardens are here, I have yet to find out. Laozi, from some 2,500 years back, is thought to be the founder of philosophical Taoism.
First stop, the hot house,
with cacti to view,
and pose against.
In another section, loads of different types of chilies of different colours and shapes.
A more traditional lily pond
and the inevitable classical statue garden.
Definitely a recommended drop-in to see, only listed on the National Trust portfolio since 2013.
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