Newton Surmaville

Newton Surmaville is a small park and house south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset

Developed by the Bates Harbin family, the house and pleasure gardens run to 2hectares. The house was built between 1602 and 1612, but was extensively altered in the 1870's. The lanscaped grounds slope down to the River Yeo. The pleasure gardens included five ponds, a boathouse, and a walled kitchen garden, accessed via 1700 gates [1]