Bramham Park

Over het museum

Bramham Park was begun in 1698 for Robert Benson, later Lord Bingley, who drew on ideas from a tour of Italy to plan a house as one element of a grand landscaped park. It was intended as a summer residence, which may explain its fairly modest size. The house and its formal gardens belong to a transitional moment in British design, between the formal layouts of the 17th century and the freer landscape movement of the later 18th century, and the estate describes the gardens as a rare survivor of that period.

A serious fire in 1828 left the house empty for decades. It was restored in the early 20th century and has remained in the same family, now the Lane Fox family, ever since. It is still a lived-in family home, which is why some private rooms are not shown to visitors.

The estate covers about 350 hectares of landscape and is also used for events: the Bramham International Horse Trials take place there each year, and the Leeds Festival has been held in the park since 2003. The house and grounds have been used as locations for television and film productions. Visits to the house are by arrangement, mainly for groups, and the gardens and grounds can be visited by appointment on weekdays.

Hoogtepunten

• Early 18th-century house designed as part of a landscaped park
• Formal gardens from the transition between 17th-century and landscape styles
• About 350 hectares of parkland, avenues and walks
• Still a private family home, shown by arrangement
• Filming location for several television series and films

Beheerder

Bramham Park Estate (Lane Fox family)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

£8 is the adult price for the gardens and grounds. A visit to the house costs £15 per person for parties of at least 10.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The ground and principal floors of the house can be reached by wheelchair users, with ramps and a lift. Parts of the grounds near the house are suitable for vehicles or wheelchairs, but other areas are only passable on foot, include steep slopes and can be soft in wet weather. Visitors with special requirements are asked to phone before visiting. Dogs are welcome in the grounds but must be on a lead in the garden.

Kinderen & gezin

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig

There are no facilities for refreshments; visitors should bring a picnic and take all rubbish home.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

Corporate and private events in the house or in the park, and film, television and photography hire. Conferences of up to 100 delegates. Summer dates are very limited because of the horse trials and the festival; pricing is by enquiry.

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