Belvoir Castle
A Gothic Revival castle in the Vale of Belvoir, home of the Dukes of Rutland, with state rooms, formal gardens, an animal park and a retail village.
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A first castle was built on the hill above the Vale of Belvoir soon after the Norman Conquest by Robert de Todeni, standard-bearer to William the Conqueror. The estate came to the Manners family in 1508 through marriage, and the family, later the Dukes of Rutland, has lived here ever since. The medieval and Tudor buildings were damaged in the Wars of the Roses and destroyed in the Civil War, and a new house in a more classical style was built in the 1650s and 1660s.
In the early 19th century the 5th Duke and his wife Elizabeth commissioned the architect James Wyatt to rebuild the castle in the fashionable Gothic Revival style that visitors see today. The work lasted until the 1830s. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited in 1841. During the First World War the castle served as a military hospital, and in the Second World War it was used by the army.
Today Belvoir is still the family home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, and it also opens its state rooms, gardens and estate to the public. The rooms include the Regents Gallery, the Elizabeth Saloon, the Ballroom and the State Dining Room, and the library holds around 16,000 volumes. The castle has appeared in many films and television productions, among them The Crown.
Højdepunkter
- Regents Gallery, a long Regency-style room 131 feet in length
- Elizabeth Saloon in French Rococo style
- Ballroom with a ceiling modelled on Lincoln Cathedral
- State Dining Room with a ceiling of 91 different flowers
- Formal gardens, woodland and adventure playground
- Animal Park and retail village
Permanent udstilling
- State rooms of Belvoir Castle – The Regency and Gothic Revival interiors of the castle, including the Regents Gallery, the Elizabeth Saloon, the Ballroom and the State Dining Room.
- Grundlagt
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- Ejer
- Belvoir Castle (Dukes of Rutland)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 26 £ |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 24 £Visitors aged 65 and over and students with valid ID |
| Børn og unge | 10 £gratis til og med 2 år · Child ticket for ages 3 to 17; children under 3 are free until their third birthday. |
| Pensionister | 24 £Concession ticket for visitors aged 65 and over. |
| Personer med handicap | –ledsager gratis · Essential carers accompanying visitors with disabilities enter free; documents such as a Blue Badge are needed as proof. |
| Studerende og elever | 24 £Concession ticket with valid student ID. |
| Gardens and playground, adult | 10 £ |
| Gardens and playground, child | 6 £ |
| Gardens and playground, concession | 8 £ |
| Animal Park, adult or child | 4,50 £Children under 3 are free. |
| Daily castle tour, per person | 5 £Times 11:00 and 14:00. |
| Parkland bus tour, per person | 7 £Times 12:00 and 15:00, Monday and Thursday to Sunday. |
The prices shown are the ticket office reference prices for the castle, gardens and playground. Online prices can differ, and group saver offers may apply at checkout. Parking costs £4 per day.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Access inside the castle is limited to the ground floor, which has the Guard Room, Entrance Hall, Old Kitchen, Aviary Tea Room and gift shop; the upper floors can only be reached by stairs and there is no lift. A guidebook with photographs and videos of the upper rooms can be borrowed free of charge from the Visitor Hub. Parts of the gardens are wheelchair accessible by a designated route, while others have steep slopes and steps. The retail village is fully accessible. Accessible toilets are at the castle entrance, in the gardens and in the retail village. Blue Badge spaces are about 50 metres from the ticket office, and a permit for the car park at the top of the hill can be collected at the ticket office. Large print guides and written guides for tours are available, and assistance dogs are welcome everywhere.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 2 år |
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- Legeplads / legehjørne
There is an adventure playground and an Animal Park, and the estate runs seasonal family trails, such as an Enchanted Halloween Trail in October and a Mice Trail through the castle at Christmas.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Grantham station
The nearest station is Grantham, on the East Coast Main Line, about 15 minutes by taxi. Only a limited bus service runs from Grantham to villages near the castle.
I bil
Betalingsparkering
Main castle car park: £4 for all-day parking, paid on arrival and monitored by number plate recognition. Retail village car park: free for 2.5 hours for customers of the retail village. The car parks open 30 minutes before the castle and gardens and close 30 minutes after closing. Blue Badge spaces are provided closer to the entrance.
- Handicapparkering
From the A1, take the Grantham exit and follow the castle signs. The what3words address fake.shipwreck.guises leads to the car park entrance. Roads can be busier than usual during large events.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
Aviary Tea Room in the castle, and Belvoir Bistro and a woodfired pizza restaurant in the retail village, both open daily 10:00–17:00. There is a gift shop in the castle, and the retail village has shops and a farm shop.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
- Bryllupper / vielser
The Balloon Bar in the retail village can be hired for celebrations and corporate events. The castle is also offered for weddings and other celebrations.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 1,5 t. |
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| Godt at vide | A guided tour of the state rooms runs daily at 11:00 and 14:00 and lasts about one and a half hours. A guided parkland bus tour with a focus on the landscape designed by Capability Brown runs at 12:00 and 15:00 on the days the castle is open. Tours leave from the castle entrance and can be added when buying tickets. Dogs are welcome in the gardens on a lead. |
