Exploring the Most Iconic Estate in England! | Stourhead

'Exploring the Most Iconic Estate in England! | Stourhead'
Join History Hit presenter Alice Loxton as she discovers the secrets of Stourhead, one of the most fascinating country houses in the world. As well as providing the setting for perhaps the most famous scene in Pride & Prejudice, the Stourhead estate has a storied history of its own.
Once upon a time, this house was at the forefront of art, of design, of architecture of interiors. We’re talking big, bold new ideas which had never been done before. This place is a hub of creativity, of experimentation. And once more, it’s had a pretty dramatic past, peppered with outrageous parties, terrible tragedy and even a visit of King Alfred the Great. Hold onto your hats, because there’s a lot of history to take in!
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[@TH-ix1hv]

Alice could read the ingredients from jar of jam and still hypnotize me. She is such a great presenter. Cooly animated, enthusiastic, vocally on point and always gets my attention.

[@DogmanPiaf]

Yeah ur right she's hot af!.. lol! 😂👌

[@GoogleUserOne]

OH FINALLY. I’ve always been wondering if I’m the only one willing to propose via yr

[@Carsonktm420]

You mean you fancy her

[@R3tr0humppa]

@@Carsonktm420 Quite so indeed.

[@GoogleUserOne]

@@Carsonktm420 how could you think it otherwise

[@rglon4019]

Is there anything Alice cannot do? Acting, horse riding, playing piano, brilliant story telling… Simply amazing 🤩

[@addrock7695]

Her dress sense is interesting

[@elvenkind6072]

HORSES and MUSIC too!!! Wow! What a chick!

[@AndreasWinkler83]

Alice knows history, has humour, plays the piano, can ride, and is beautiful to boot. It is hard not to be a bit smitten.

[@hollynorris957]

Yes and I am totally smitten. What a special lady !

[@ianlloyd1182]

Alice, you have a wonderful way of making history interesting, enjoyable and all mixed with fun and a sense of humour. I visited Stourhead many years ago on a trip to England. I wish I could visit again having had you guided tour. Keep up the good work.

[@sjqnes9984]

Alice is truly amazing and really brings a level of joy and fun to whatever she's doing.

[@garygarrison4336]

Alice has such a great sense of humor she always makes it so interesting

[@vladtepes6690]

Thanks for taking us with you Alice, love your work.

[@robertarthur6470]

One of my absolute favourite National Trust gardens. It’s magical. ❤

[@lw3646]

A few more interesting facts. The family became friendly with the writer Thomas Hardy, Alfred's Tower is even mentioned in one of his poems. Several workers are believed to have drowned in the lake over the centuries. After a fire in 1902 its thought all the servants were sacked, despite them rescuing most of the house content and losing all their possessions in the fire. From the 1850s there was a real problem with gangs of poachers coming into the estate. Mantraps were set to try and catch them. The gamekeeper was murdered by a gang of poachers who were transported to Australia as felons.

[@mrsgbee8246]

Absolutely love visiting Stourhead. Especially in the Autumn because of the leaf colour.

[@CrMizer]

That film clip was wonderful! Such a beautiful place. Thank you.

[@stacksmalacks8826]

Alice has always got the drip. I love the way she dresses

[@chicktait5544]

You durty old man

[@stacksmalacks8826]

@@chicktait5544 I'm a dirty young man actually. But the comment was meant in a wholesome manner

[@kellidyarberry9782]

too bad couldn't show her yeah dresses nice she's a keeper but there isn't a MAN MAN ENOUGH TO TRY

[@chicktait5544]

@@stacksmalacks8826 Have a like and an Mmmm.

[@clvrswine]

Creepy. Just creepy. Never comment again.

[@HawkqOjOp]

"I love, love, love this - and never want to spend a day without it!!!!" (script slightly adjusted lol) Thank you, Alice!!

[@davidcooke8005]

Alice is such a great new asset to History Hit.

[@naveennagesh]

Very Enjoyable, stayed in Bristol for about 6 years and I remember my colleague talking about this, but never visited. But thanks to Alice, it was as good as visitng in person.

[@rextable2000]

We shot our first album cover in the grotto at Stourhead 🙂

[@jenniferlevine5406]

I really enjoyed this. I haven't heard of the place before. Thanks for such an informative video!

[@theaxe6198]

Alice is such a joy to listen to and quite talented

[@lmonk9517]

I've been to stourhead many times but never been up that tower. I will need to check it out next time.

[@edward.m.r4390]

Really enjoy these videos of the estates! As history goes, we never really hear about them (history student for 6 years now and nobody utters a word about them) so it is lovely to have some insight , especially since they are some of my favourite parts of history. They really seem to bring together lots of historic people into one place. I would really recommend Houghton Hall in Norfolk for a future video, the house of the first prime minister. Its very well maintained and will have plenty to show. The only problem is it is still owned by the Cholmondeley family, and so extra permission would definitely be needed in order to show some areas/film on the estate, though it is usually open to visitors! Keep up the excellent content 😎👍

[@hanzee9008]

Thank you for sharing. Hopefully many more to come 😇

[@jillwanlin9558]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks HH! And thanks Alice❤️

[@Peter-55]

Alice, I love your videos 🥰 You bring history to life with great enthusiasm, knowledge and humour. I smile each time I get a notification!

[@JAV619]

Alice AND Pride and Prejudice stuff???? My cup runeth over! 💘💘

[@Sofasurfa]

Love this place, I grew up down the road from here in Gillingham. Stour head and Heavens Gate were regular haunts of my family. Stour head is one of the things that missed when I moved to Cumbria. Does anyone know if they still have those Events where there were Madricals and you could bring a picnic, I think they even put on Swan Lake one year.😊

[@williamrobinson7435]

Great! Also v much enjoyed the short vids last month.. I liked the choices of music, those Vivaldi string concertos are ace. Whilst on subject, thanks for the Mozart.. Nice one Alice. 🌟👍

[@nellinightshade3358]

so jaw-dropping fabulous. i loved that place when i lived in britain. each visit you found something new. the grotto has to be my favourite, though.

[@annaverano5843]

Yes . The views from the top of stourhead are breathtaking . I could imagine how amazing it must have been for the who were invited to the lavish country parties back in those days . It feels like a paradise to me .

[@don-dspid2404]

Just want to say that you do a wonderful job in these videos. I'm new here, but I'm hooked.

[@hollynorris957]

The more I see Alice the more enamored I become. She has a magical way of presenting history and I am nothing more than a moth attracted to the flame. I’ve studied history on my side of the pond and now I’m more determined than ever to learn as much as I can about all things England. Thanks Alice you’ve lit a fire to study British history. ❤

[@Sofasurfa]

I lived in the town of Gillingham, we lived in the old mill house in the centre of the town, we grew up with a large garden with the river running through it. One year we were flooded out because Stourhead opened their sluice gates and someone forgot to tell my parents so we didn’t open ours😟 In the summer of 1976 my brothers and I spent the whole holidays swimming in the river and the mill pond. Jumping from the first floor window into the millpond😱drove mum nuts. I seem to remember that this year of all years the local council decided to close our local pool to make it an indoor one but I’m in my sixties now and memories are not always accurate 😊

[@tastiger91]

Historical information, acting, equestrian and music. You are ticking all the boxes.

[@djkelleher3557]

Fantastically presented! 👍👍🥰🥰

[@Fa1con87]

Alice is not just a passionate historian but also a movie start and concert pianist!

[@dwaynebrue6028]

Alice is Magnificent!!

[@victoriacoombes7753]

Enjoy watching all programmes led by Alice Loxton! She turns quite dull and ordinary information sound very intriguing and adds leisury charm that makes the experience of listening also a fancy, except beautiful cultural visionary content on its own!!!!😉

[@joansavage1857]

Thank you Alice. It was very interesting!!

[@YosefReich]

Iconic... I love learning about history.

[@bknoxx]

Alice is a Rock star!

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

I know I am just repeating with many others said but I cannot help it. Alice Loxton is a pleasure to listen to and to watch. She has such a charming and funny personality that makes any video presented by her a pleasurable experience. BTW, Stourhead is a perfect example of the wonderful concept of the English landscaped garden. Designed by man but looking so deceptively natural it is a greatest contribution made by Great Britain to Western civilization.

[@freesheep0]

This channel deserves more subscribers and views.

[@Poultrymad]

Very good but wish there was consistency of the sound levels. Makes listening awkward when you have to keep changing the volume. 😢

[@kev3d]

Amazing place. Just imagine how much less interesting life would be were it not for these eccentric, ego-driven projects. I love every bit of it.

[@annaverano5843]

I agree . I went there last summer and the bridge she walked over was closed to the public .I would've loved to have walked across that iconic bridge . Recreating my favorite scenes from pride and prejudice 🥰

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

I kept trying to work out where I’d seen the temple structure, and I thought that it was from an episode of Poirot . ❤ thanks for the info, I love these videos. 🙂🐿❤️🌈

[@YosefReich]

14:33 reminds me of the Liberty Bell

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

Brilliant 👏 👏

[@janetbowersox83]

Very interesting video! Thank you!

[@chipparmley]

another wonderful video

[@PeterPenguin77]

Alice is fabulous… her amazing energy works best in close-up shots… in my opinion. AND she plays the piano! So I hope they’re planning on using that by weaving in some history bits with Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin. Thanks!

[@raemack1467]

We want more alice!!!!

[@huachafo]

Alice is such a fabulous presenter. The other comments are correct, she's a gem. We'd watch her doing a show about paint drying, and she'd make it fascinating.

[@MrMaltheChannel]

Alice is one of the best presenters 😍

[@dylc5604]

Those Hoares sure got around.

[@joesanchez979]

It's beautiful 👍

[@purefoldnz3070]

Pride and Pant Suits coming soon to a theater near you.

[@TimesInfinity101]

Gosh she was having a lot of fun in this one 2:17 14:15

[@davidcook7887]

Makes you want to do a D’Arcy in the pouring rain!

[@PhiladelphiaCollins-xd2ot]

Must be the most lavish Hoare house I've ever seen.

[@theaxe6198]

:)

[@alexanderscherer4537]

Alice Loxton is a British national treasure

[@BurlapJohnW]

Mr. Darcy got The Look! One visit to Pemberly will soften her up.

[@mycroft1905]

What a comic! Very interesting presentation. TFP

[@DeronMeranda]

Alice really needs to collaborate with Jay Foreman!

[@grahamturner1290]

Fascinating stuff! May I recommend "Geat and Maethild", a recent upload on the Northworthy Sagas and Stories channel here on KZbin.

[@kfaolain8623]

This was 4 YEARS AGO!? Alice is a wonderful presenter for History Hits; I truly enjoy not only learning from the History presented, the Story coming to life: but the Presentation of such knowledge. This work from 4 Years ago was such a delight; it harkens me back to to the History channel - and the reflection that it tis a shame that could of done so much better. Thank You: History Hits, and more specifically Alice: for bringing History to Life.

[@martin1116]

Trivia: Stourhead was used as the model in the British 1960s series Thunderbirds, as Lady Penelope's mansion.

[@paulpowell4871]

I just love her bubbly girlish presenting

[@thomasbell7033]

Great Voltaire allusion, Alice. Wonder how many people got it.

[@SirMaskerus]

History babe back at it again.

[@stenbak88]

History and Alice… I’m in

[@sghu11]

There were 4 other stately homes covered in this series. Where have the other episodes gone?

[@electronblue8334]

How strange! I could've sworn I watched an episode of Great British Houses yesterday featuring Stourhead but it doesn't seem to exist anymore. The two films made nice companion pieces though I prefer this one, it's more lively.

[@DogTotem]

I pre-ordered your book. Free delivery to the States with Book Depository.

[@cindchan]

Would love to visit there! But it looks like it's not easy to get to for foreigners without a car. I only travel around the country by train, so anywhere I go has to be easy access from a train station.

[@Lightningdvc]

Very interesting and entertaining but is ‘49 meters’ just a typo?

[@Loki1815]

I wasn't thinking that, so you couldn't be more wrong!

[@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364]

Very good video thank you ⚓️👍🧲

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Literally shopping Hoares 😳

[@piccalillipit9211]

*I HAVE NO IDEA* who "Alice Loxton" is - but everyone seems to agree she if wonderful...

[@MrMiniMike99]

Luke and Louee got competition

[@charitylady7389]

That was great! One question: was that bridge paved with grass? Is that unique or an English thing? I'm American and have never seen that before and am curious.

[@orbtastic]

It's quite unusual, I've never seen one before and I've been all over the UK. I think it propably falls into the category of "garden follies".

[@josephkarl2061]

@@orbtastic Houses and gardens around that time were filled with people with a bit of money to burn, so I'd agree with the folly too 👍

[@orbtastic]

@@josephkarl2061 Yeah, agreed, you didn't build a house that size unless you owned half the town or the entire county. I've two near me that are just so vast in scale. Acres and acres landscaped purely for the view from the dining room. There is a bridge like that in one of the stately homes in the next county and I think I read that the owner moved it because it spoilt the vista. I think grassing a bridge is genius. You could only see it if you actually were close enough to walk over it.

[@annaverano5843]

Their is a ancient roman bridge in milton Keynes Buckinghamshire that is beautifully arched like that bridge in stourhead, stowe gardens has two beautiful bridges like that too . I think the bridges were built that way due to the roman and greek influences of the 18th century Georgian enlightenment period.

[@Sofasurfa]

It has always had grass at least in my memory and I’m in my sixties 😊

[@user-rk5cu5tg2g]

Stourton's crest looks oddly like Bosnia's

[@markallen3293]

Alice is so pretty.

[@danielmatsunaga1488]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnhenry2265]

The comments have already said it all ❤❤👍

[@chriseve4423]

Alice, you are frightfully nice!

[@Jubilo1]

Brilliant acting -ha-ha!!! Look out Keira!

[@JADK7507]

more Alice

[@naomikehinde1203]

Does anyone know what the piece at 12:46 is??

[@naomikehinde1203]

I’m pretty sure it’s the theme to a show but can’t put my finger on what!

[@Grace77750]

Theme from 2005 Pride & Prejudice "Your Hands are Cold" about 2 minutes into the song.

[@Only1Sabe]

Nice outfit Alice

[@pajaroazul261]

Que lugar más hermoso y romantico. Me gustaría un día ir allí, donde se rodó Orgullo y Prejuicio. Entiendo que hay un horario de visitas, lo cual no es agradable del todo, porque para pasear se a realizar sin prisas.

[@Vandal_Savage]

There's nothing like an attractive woman in a pink catsuit enthusiastically posing on the carpet to get a person interested in history...

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

shoulda called it the Hoare house.

[@s1nb4d59]

A very saucy,sexy Alice Loxton presenting this very enjoyable and informative History Hit,she has my nod of approval for sure,hope to see more of her.

[@RB-wl7ct]

Comfortable riding style.

[@alangordon3283]

I’m 5 minutes away

[@jacobmarley2966]

Angry Alice is even hotter than regular Alice.

[@happydog4929]

I much enjoy Alice's bravado.

[@maryanneslater9675]

Wonderful presentation. It makes me facepalm that the Hoares tore down a real medieval hall and then put up homages to the medieval era.

[@GodAtum]

lol why are all the chairs you want to save not near the door then?

[@Bbbuddy]

Flapjacks?

[@Malkiore1]

rofl! The Hoare Family