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t u o t a e SYMONDSBURY KITCHEN Diversification is keeping country estates alive and well. Ali Smith discovers a new raison d’être at Symondsbury Kitchen estled beneath the iconic Colmer’s Hill in picturesque Symondsbury is the recently redeveloped Manor Yard, a melange of artist’s studios, tithe barn wedding venue, the Symondsbury Store and the Symondsbury Kitchen. The estate’s vegetable garden and greenhouse supplies both the store and the café with an ev