*** Special Offer: For a £5 discount on Historic Houses membership use code STEW05 *** Harewood House, situated halfway between Leeds and Harrogate, was built in the 1760s by Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, to the design of John Carr and Robert Adam and with landscaping by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. As with many stately homes […]
Belvoir Castle has been home to the Dukes of Rutland’s family for almost a thousand years. The first castle was built on the hill-top site overlooking the Vale of Belvoir in 1067. Over the next 600 years two further castles replaced the original one, before the present castle, which was completed in 1832. It is […]
Elsham Hall is situated in North Lincolnshire about 10 miles south of the Humber Bridge. The Hall itself is not open to the public, but the gardens and parkland surrounding the lake provided a pleasant half-day visit. If you have children/grandchildren with you, then they are well catered for with a small animal farm and […]
Burton Constable Hall in East Yorkshire has been home to the Constable family for over 400 years. Three hundred acres of parkland, designed by Capability Brown, surround the fine Elizabethan country house. Our first visit to Burton Constable Hall was in mid-June 2020, as the coronavirus lockdown was being eased. Unfortunately the Hall itself was […]
Our first visit to Burton Agnes Hall and Gardens in East Yorkshire was in June 2020, just as the initial coronavirus lockdown was being eased. The Hall itself was closed, but the extensive gardens and woodland walk made up for the fact that we could only see the Hall from the outside. It took almost […]
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Historic Houses Warwickshire: Middleton Hall and Gardens
Middleton Hall in North Warwickshire near Tamworth, may be small, but it has unique architectural features and its large walled garden and nature trails combine to provide a rewarding heritage experience. As we approached Middleton Hall from the car park, the buildings appeared almost like a museum of architectural styles over the last thousand years. […]