"Breakfast overlooking the Dingle, sitting in the sun listening to the woodpeckers - idyllic!! I can't imagine anywhere more romantic and enchanting than here. Absolutely beautiful and relaxing."
Siobhan Stevens and Eddie Reynolds, Brighton.

The Temple is approached via a long tree-lined carriageway over Pattingham Bridge and is completely secluded, resting serenely in the peaceful setting of Badger Dingle. An eighteenth-century folly built of classical proportions, The Temple is the ideal romantic retreat.

It was originally designed by James Wyatt as an architectural ornament and vantage point from which to admire the spectacular views. Whilst enjoyed an al fresco meal on the colonnaded balcony you can still enjoy the panorama out over the 40-acre picturesque landscape of sandstone chasms and wooded ravines, which was created by William Emes, a pupil of Capability Brown.

The Temple was commissioned by Isaac Hawkins Browne, a wealthy art connoisseur, and was part of a larger scheme to complement Badger Hall, which Brown had re-fashioned in the neo-classical style to house his art collection.

The building has been decorated to reflect its historical background, including painted furniture inspired by original Wyatt designs.