Dunster Castle, England ðŽð§ (āļāļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļāļัāļāļŠāđāļāļāļĢ์ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāļัāļāļāļĪāļĐ)
Disclaimer: This article is bilingual. The content will be presented first in English, followed by the Thai translation. (āļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļี้āđāļ็āļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļāļāļ āļēāļĐāļē āļāļ°āđāļĢิ่āļĄāļ้āļ§āļĒāđāļื้āļāļŦāļēāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļัāļāļāļĪāļĐāļ่āļāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĄāļ้āļ§āļĒāđāļื้āļāļŦāļēāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļāļĒ)
General Information:
Location: Minehead, Somerset, England
Construction Year: Originally established as a wooden fortress shortly after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (around 1070). As of 2025, the estate is 955 years old
Architectural Style: A combination of medieval fortifications and Victorian Gothic / Picturesque country house style, remodeled during the 1860s–1870s by architect Anthony Salvin
Original Owner (Founder): William de Mohun, who built the original wooden motte-and-bailey fortress; the property was later inherited by the Luttrell family around the late 14th century
Architects: Anthony Salvin in the 19th century (1860s–70s) and Fownes Luttrell in the mid-18th century, who redesigned parts of the interior and landscaped the surrounding grounds
Purpose of Construction: Initially built as a defensive fortress, later developed into a country house for the Luttrell family, featuring landscaped gardens and designed for rural living
Number of Rooms: Not clearly specified
Total Area: Approximately 6 hectares (about 0.06 square kilometers)
Visitor Information:
Opening Hours: Open daily from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Entrance Fee: £18 (approximately £800+ THB)
Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/dunster-castle-and-watermill
Highlights of Dunster Castle:
Features an extraordinary blend of medieval architecture and Victorian Gothic country house design
Lavish interiors including carved wooden staircases, ornate plaster ceilings, and painted leather wall hangings
Beautiful Terrace Gardens with exotic plants such as palm trees, strawberry trees, and lemon trees, along with lawns and riverside gardens
A working watermill, where visitors can observe the milling process and purchase freshly milled flour
Stunning views of the Exmoor hills, the Bristol Channel coastline, and the Somerset countryside
Now open to the public as part of the National Trust, preserving its historical and cultural significance
āļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļั่āļ§āđāļ:
- āļŠāļāļēāļāļี่āļั้āļ: āđāļĄืāļāļ Minehead, āļĄāļāļāļĨ Somerset, āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāļัāļāļāļĪāļĐ
- āļ่āļāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāđāļāļี: āđāļĢิ่āļĄāđāļ็āļāļ้āļāļĄāđāļĄ้āļั้āļāđāļ่āļŦāļĨัāļāļāļēāļĢāļิāļิāļāļāļāļāļāļāļĢ์āļĄัāļāđāļāļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļี่ 11 (āļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļāļี 1070) (āđāļāļี 2025 āļ้āļēāļāļŦāļĨัāļāļี้āļĄีāļāļēāļĒุ 955 āļี)
- āļŠāđāļāļĨ์āļāļāļāļ้āļēāļ: āļāļŠāļĄāļāļŠāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§่āļēāļ āļ้āļāļāļģāđāļāļāļĒุāļāļāļĨāļēāļ (medieval fortifications) āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢัāļāđāļāļĄāļŠāđāļāļĨ์ Victorian Gothic / Picturesque country house āđāļāļ่āļ§āļāļี 1860–1870 āđāļāļĒāļŠāļāļēāļāļิāļ Anthony Salvin
- āđāļ้āļēāļāļāļāļ้āļēāļ (āļู้āļĢิāđāļĢิ่āļĄāļŠāļĢ้āļēāļ): William de Mohun āļู้āļŠāļĢ้āļēāļāļ้āļāļĄāđāļĄ้āļŦāļĨัāļāļāļēāļĢāļิāļิāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļ่āļāļĄāļēāļŠืāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Luttrell āļĢāļēāļ§āļāļĨāļēāļĒāļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļี่ 14
- āļู้āļāļāļāđāļāļ: Anthony Salvin āđāļāļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļี่ 19 (1860–70s) āđāļĨāļ° Fownes Luttrell (āļāļĨāļēāļāļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļี่ 18) āļี่āļāļĢัāļāļ āļēāļĒāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļ ูāļĄิāļัāļĻāļ์āđāļāļĒāļĢāļāļ
- āļ§ัāļāļุāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļ์āļี่āļŠāļĢ้āļēāļ: āđāļิāļĄāđāļ็āļāļ้āļāļĄāļāļĢāļēāļāļēāļĢ (motte-and-bailey fortress) āđāļĨāļ°āļัāļāļāļēāđāļ็āļ āļี่āļāļĒู่āļāļēāļĻัāļĒāđāļāļ country house āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢัāļāļāļĢāļ°āļูāļĨ Luttrell āļāļĢ้āļāļĄāļŠāļ§āļāđāļĨāļ°āļิāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāđāļ้āļีāļ§ิāļāļāļāļāļ
- āļāļģāļāļ§āļāļŦ้āļāļ: āđāļĄ่āļĄีāļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļัāļāđāļāļ
- āļāļģāļāļ§āļāļื้āļāļี่āļั้āļāļŦāļĄāļ: āļĄีāļื้āļāļี่āļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ 6 āđāļŪāļāļāļēāļĢ์ (0.06 āļāļēāļĢāļēāļāļิāđāļĨāđāļĄāļāļĢ)
āļ้āļāļĄูāļĨāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢัāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļĒี่āļĒāļĄāļāļĄ:
- āđāļ§āļĨāļēāđāļิāļāđāļ้āļēāļāļĄ: āđāļิāļāļุāļāļ§ัāļ āđāļ§āļĨāļē 10:00–16:00 āļ.
- āļ่āļēāđāļ้āļē: 18 āļāļāļāļ์ (āļāļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ 8xx āļāļēāļ)
- Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/dunster-castle-and-watermill
āļุāļāļŠāļāđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļēāļāļี่āļี้:
- āļŠāļāļēāļัāļāļĒāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĒุāļāļāļĨāļēāļāļี่āļāļŠāļĄāļāļŠāļēāļāļัāļāļ้āļēāļāļŠāđāļāļĨ์ Victorian Gothic āļāļĒ่āļēāļāļ§ิāļิāļāļĢ
- āļ āļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāđāļ่āļāļŦāļĢู āļāļĒ่āļēāļāļัāļāđāļāđāļāļ°āļŠāļĨัāļ, āđāļāļāļēāļāļูāļāļั้āļ (plaster ceilings), āđāļĨāļ°āđāļ่āļāļŦāļัāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĒāļŠี (leather wall hangings)
- āļŠāļ§āļāđāļāļ Terrace Garden āļี่āļĄีāļืāļāđāļāļāļĢ้āļāļ āđāļ่āļ āļāļēāļĨ์āļĄ āļŠāļāļĢāļāļ§์āđāļāļāļĢ์āļĢีāļāļĢี (Strawberry Trees) āđāļĨāļ° Lemon Tree, āļŠāļāļēāļĄāļŦāļ้āļē āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļ§āļāļĢิāļĄāđāļĄ่āļ้āļģ
- āđāļĢāļāļŠีāļāļģāļāļēāļ (working watermill) āļี่āļุāļāļāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļื้āļāđāļ้āļāđāļ้
- āļ§ิāļ§āļิāļ§āļัāļĻāļ์āļัāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļē āļāļāļāļ ูāđāļāļē Exmoor, āļāļēāļĒāļั่āļ Bristol Channel āđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļāļ Somerset
- āļัāļāļุāļัāļāđāļิāļāđāļŦ้āļāļāļั่āļ§āđāļāđāļ้āļēāļāļĄāđāļ้ āđāļ็āļ 1 āđāļ National Trust āļāļāļāļัāļāļāļĪāļĐ
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