[2] The crest of the Bennet family can be seen surmounting the two pedestals at the entrance gates.

The fountain in front of the house is Italian and thought to date from the 15th century.

[6] In 1880, the manor was let to Viscount Weymouth, who became Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath of Longleat House.

Princess Margaret of the House of Windsor and Earl Tony Armstrong-Jones were frequent visitors,[11][12] and it was the location of the 1972 Widcombe Manor Festival at which Hawkwind were scheduled to play.

[13] The façade was closely replicated on a South Australian home by Hennessey Builders in 2000.