KING Alfred’s Tower will open to visitors on April 1.

Cared for by the National Trust, the landmark is on the Stourhead Estate, near Mere, and last year celebrated its 250th anniversary.

It will be open every weekend and bank holiday, from Saturday, April 1, until Sunday, October 29, between 11am and 3pm.

Natasha Hopkins, National Trust visitor operations and experience manager at Stourhead, said: “After its winter closure, we’re really excited to welcome visitors back to King Alfred’s Tower.

“As well as the view from the top, the tower is surrounded by wonderful woodland walks for a lovely day out for the whole family.”

At 160ft high, the tower offers views across the Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset countryside to those who make it up the 205 steps inside the triangular tower.

The surrounding countryside also offers walking routes across the Stourhead estate.

King Alfred’s Tower was designed by Henry Flitcroft, the same architect who designed Stourhead’s iconic temples.

It was the vision of Henry Hoare II ‘the Magnificent’, creator of Stourhead’s landscape garden and commemorates the accession of George III to the throne in 1760 and the end of the Seven Years War.

It is named after the legendary Saxon King, Alfred the Great, who according to legend raised his standard there in 878 AD.

A wildflower meadow surrounding King Alfred’s Tower at Stourhead, Wiltshire.

Admission to the tower is free for National Trust members. For non-members, admission costs £5 for adults, children £2.50, family tickets £12.50 and family tickets with one adult, £7.50.