Dunham Massey

Over het museum

Dunham Massey has been settled for a very long time. The estate, with its deer park first described in 1362, passed to the Booth family around 1433, and the medieval moated hall on the site was replaced in the early 17th century by a new house built by Sir George Booth. Only the mill from that period survives. The Booths were active in the politics of their age: George Booth, later Baron Delamer, led a failed uprising in 1659 to bring back Charles II, and his son Henry became the 1st Earl of Warrington.

The present house dates from the 18th century, and its story is that of two families, the Booths and the Greys, later Earls of Stamford. Lady Mary Booth, who ran the estate on her own in the 1800s, left a library that still looks much as she knew it. The last owner, Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford, devoted himself to restoring the house and its contents.

In 1976 he gave the estate, the house, the gardens and the collection to the National Trust. The house now holds one of the Trust’s largest collections of furniture, paintings and everyday objects, spanning around 500 years, and shows the stories of the two families and of the people who worked there. The 300-acre estate also includes gardens, a stables building and a herd of fallow deer.

Hoogtepunten

• Georgian house with a collection spanning around 500 years of family history
• Library kept close to how Lady Mary Booth knew it
• Medieval deer park with a herd of fallow deer
• Gardens with a large winter garden and a rose garden
• Dunham Mill, the oldest building inside the estate walls, visited on tours

Vaste collectie

• The house at Dunham Massey – A Georgian country house with rooms such as the Library and the Study, telling the story of the Booth and Grey families through one of the National Trust’s largest collections.

Opgericht

1976

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The park and garden ticket includes the deer park, garden, shop, café, restaurant and car park; the house ticket adds the historic house. Prices shown are standard admission without Gift Aid. National Trust members enter free.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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 park and garden paths are accessible. There is mobility parking in the main car park, 20 to 30 metres from the visitor centre, and a lift gives access to an accessible route in the house and to the first-floor restaurant. Free wheelchairs and powered mobility vehicles can be pre-booked, and a shuttle buggy runs some days, so visitors should call ahead. Hearing loops are fitted at the tills. A Space to Change toilet with a ceiling track hoist is in the visitor centre, and in summer the route to the stables toilets is across cobbles. The accessible route around the Clock Tower is closed for maintenance.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The Log Pile natural play area is next to the car park, and trails and activity booklets run during school holidays. Most paths are flat and suitable for pushchairs. There are baby-changing areas at the visitor centre and stables, and children’s food is available in the café and restaurant. Cycling in the park is limited to children under five.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The estate is on Woodhouse Lane in Altrincham, off the A56, reached from junction 19 of the M6 or junction 7 of the M56. Visitors who arrive by bus, train or bike can get 10 percent off in the café and restaurant.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

The Stamford Café is in the visitor centre and the Stables Restaurant is on the first floor of the stables building. The shop sells seasonal and local goods and plants in the warmer months, and there is a second-hand bookshop. Electric vehicle charging points are available in the main car park.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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