The staircase range and the chimney piece from the Great Room were removed; the latter was incorporated in the rebuilding of Sherborne House to the design of Lewis Wyatt.

[9] Between 1898 and 1902 the building was converted into a dower house for Emily, the wife of Edward Dutton, 4th Baron Sherborne.

[11] When the National Trust acquired the property the house was in a poor condition; the external walls were moving and the chimney stacks were collapsing.

Essential repairs were carried out, and archaeological investigations revealed more evidence about the building's original form and its subsequent alterations.

[5] A description written in 1634 suggests that the design was inspired by Inigo Jones' Banqueting House in Whitehall, London.

[5] The citation in Images of England states that it was probably designed by John Webb and built by Valentine Strong of Taynton.

Its main part has a rectangular plan in two storeys, with a flat lead roof and an extension to the rear.

Over the lateral two windows on the ground floor are curved tympani, and over each bay in the upper storey is a broken tympanum.

[17] The Great Room on the first floor has been restored in an attempt to link with its original design, including its classical ordering with a dado, pilasters and entablature.

[18] Three structures associated with the Lodge Park have been designated as Grade II listed buildings by Historic England.

About 10 metres (33 ft) to the south of building is a pair of gates with piers that date from the mid-18th century or earlier.

[24] The park contained a series of "rooms" (presumably for herding deer), a Great Avenue, and a former canal.

In the parkland there is a long barrow at map reference SP1426712550, with a capstone and two upright stones visible at the south-eastern end.

There are a number of footpaths and walks in the estate, including a sculpture trail; some of these start from Ewe Pen Barn (grid reference SP158143).

[1] The estate was the venue for the BBC Two wildlife television programmes Springwatch and Autumnwatch in 2017,[27][28] followed by Winterwatch in January 2018.

[29] Lodge Park is open to the public at advertised times and has a small shop and provides light refreshments.