Were these English landscape gardens (Rousham ,etc) accessible to the public when originally built?

Question

Were all these English landscape gardens created around country homes, like Rousham, Stourhead etc. accessible to the public at the time they were created? Or were they private gardens for the their owners and rich friends?

Answer

I have no information about specific gardens, but in general they were considered part of the estate, not public parks. It was only when incomes began to drop that families were forced to open their homes and gardens to public visits.

Were these English landscape gardens (Rousham ,etc) accessible to the public when originally built?

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