Prideaux Place
Elizabethan manor house above Padstow, still a family home, shown on guided tours with a plaster ceiling, portraits, a teddy bear collection and a deer park.
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Prideaux Place was completed in 1592 by Sir Nicholas Prideaux, a lawyer, and has been the home of the Prideaux family ever since. The family is recorded in Cornwall since the Norman period, and they supported Oliver Cromwell in the Civil War. A marriage connected to a Secretary of State of Charles II helped to secure a royal pardon around 1660.
The house combines Elizabethan architecture with 18th-century Gothic alterations. Edmund Prideaux shaped much of its present character, and the Reverend Charles Prideaux-Brune made further changes in the early 19th century. During the Second World War American engineer troops were stationed here before they took part in the D-Day landings.
In 1988 Peter Prideaux-Brune inherited the house from his father and began a long restoration programme that continues today. Visitors see rooms with a notable plaster ceiling, Italian paintings, family portraits, porcelain and memorabilia, and a collection of teddy bears. The armoury contains what the house describes as England's oldest cast iron cannon, and the grounds overlook an ancient deer park.
Højdepunkter
- Elizabethan manor completed in 1592 and still a family home
- Notable plaster ceiling and Italian paintings
- Family portraits, porcelain and a teddy bear collection
- Armoury with an early cast iron cannon
- Gardens and views over the deer park
Permanent udstilling
- Prideaux Place house tour – A guided tour of the Elizabethan manor, with a plaster ceiling, Italian paintings, family portraits, a collection of teddy bears and an armoury.
- Ejer
- Prideaux-Brune family
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 18,50 £ |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | 7,50 £Children aged 12 to 16 for the house tour; grounds only £3. The website gives no price for younger children. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 16,50 £ pr. personGroups of 15 or more on Monday to Friday: £16.50 per person for an English-guided house tour, £18.50 for a tour in another language. |
| Grounds only, adult | 5 £ |
| Grounds only, child aged 12 to 16 | 3 £ |
The adult price is for the guided house tour. Private VIP tours and cream teas for up to 10 people can be arranged by appointment.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The website gives no access information. Visitors are asked to take care on the steps and archway of the Eastern Gatehouse.
Børn og familie
Children aged 12 to 16 have a reduced price; the website gives no price or policy for younger children. The house has a collection of teddy bears.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Gratis parkering
Limited free parking is available.
From the A30, take the Wadebridge to Padstow road where signposted; the way to the house is signposted from the A389 in Padstow.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
A tea room and terrace café are open in the grounds on the same days as the gardens.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
The house is offered as a filming location.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Godt at vide | The house can be visited only on a guided tour; there are five tours a day, with the first at 11:00 and the last at 15:00. Individual visitors do not need to book and collect tickets at Reception. German- and French-speaking guides can be provided for groups by prior arrangement. |
