Arley Hall and Gardens

Over het museum

Arley Hall lies in the Cheshire countryside between Northwich, Knutsford and Warrington. The present hall stands on the site of a first house built by the family in 1469. It was rebuilt between 1832 and 1845 for Rowland Egerton-Warburton to designs by the Nantwich architect George Latham, in Hollington stone, and it overlooks the gardens and landscaped park at the centre of the estate.

The interiors show Latham's Elizabethan-style work: the oak Grand Staircase with strapwork, the library with bookcases made in London in 1843, and richly decorated ceilings and panelling in the Front Hall, Gallery and Small Dining Room. A virginal of 1675 is among the oldest surviving English keyboard instruments, and the Emperor's Room is named after Napoleon III, who slept there in the winter of 1847 to 1848. A Gothic chapel by Anthony Salvin was added to the house in the 1840s and is still used for services. The great dining hall of the earlier house was demolished in 1968.

The gardens, which the family describes as among the finest in Europe, have been created over about 270 years by successive generations. They include eight acres of formal gardens, notably the pleached lime avenue at the entrance, and seven acres of woodland garden with a children's play area. The hall is still the home of the family of Lord Ashbrook, a descendant of Rowland Egerton-Warburton, and is open to visitors on several days each month.

Hoogtepunten

• Victorian hall of 1832 to 1845 designed by George Latham
• Grand Staircase and decorated Elizabethan-style rooms
• The Emperor's Room, once used by Napoleon III
• Gothic chapel by Anthony Salvin
• Eight acres of formal gardens and seven of woodland
• Children's PlayZone with zip wire, slides and climbing frame

Vaste collectie

• The Hall – Victorian family rooms including the Grand Staircase, Library, Gallery, Drawing Room, Small Dining Room and the Emperor's Room, open on selected days.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Garden entry in the winter season (2 November to 28 February) is £7 for adults, £4 for children and £20 for a family; in the summer season it is £13, £6.50 and £36. Advance booking is not required, but tickets bought online in advance are cheaper for both entry and parking. Members of Historic Houses are welcome, but parking charges apply.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Most of the gardens can be entered by wheelchair, but a waymarked route has steep slopes and gravel or grass surfaces, so manual wheelchair users need a companion. The hall is entered by a steep ramp and only the ground-floor rooms are accessible, with a photograph album of the upper floor; there is no lift. The chapel is accessible. Accessible toilets are in the Stable Yard and in The Gardener's Kitchen. Three manual wheelchairs and a motorised buggy can be hired from the shop (booking advised). Valid Blue Badge holders do not pay for parking. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The Children's PlayZone has a slide and castle, climbing frame, swings, seesaws, zip wire, willow domes, a bird hide and an activity barn, with picnic benches around it. Dogs are not allowed in the play zone.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Arley is at the centre of a triangle formed by Northwich, Knutsford and Warrington, about 25 miles from Manchester, Liverpool and Chester, and is signposted from the M6 (junctions 19 and 20) and M56 (junctions 9 and 10). Satnav postcode CW9 6NA. Cyclists can use the bike racks by the entrance.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Gardener's Kitchen Café has indoor seating and an outside eating area. There is a gift shop and a plant nursery (free to enter, open daily from March to the end of October).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Weddings and ceremonies, celebrations, celebrations of life, corporate meeting rooms and conferencing, and filming can be arranged; enquiries through the website.

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