Hanbury Hall

Over het museum

Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire was built in the early 18th century for Thomas Vernon, a wealthy lawyer from the Court of Chancery in London, as a summer retreat and a setting for his social and political ambitions. The brick house in the restrained Dutch baroque style stands on the site of an earlier hall, and a date of 1701 is shown on the building. Its greatest treasure is the set of wall and ceiling paintings by Sir James Thornhill around the main staircase, showing scenes from Greek mythology and including a satirical political touch.

The formal gardens were designed by George London in 1705 with a sunken parterre and a geometric wilderness. They were swept away in the later 18th century when the park was landscaped to the fashion of the day. In the 1990s the gardens were recreated from the original plans and reopened in 1995. Further features include an orangery, orchards and a walled garden, and about 400 acres of parkland surround the house.

The Vernon family held the estate for generations, helped by marriages to heiresses from wealthy naval families, until the line died out in 1940. The house came to the National Trust and opened to the public after the death of Lady Vernon in 1962. Its rooms display ceramics, including Worcester porcelain, and prints by William Hogarth, who was Thornhill's son-in-law.

Hoogtepunten

• Painted staircase and hall by Sir James Thornhill
• Recreated early 18th-century formal gardens by George London
• Orangery, orchards and walled garden
• About 400 acres of parkland with walking routes
• Worcester porcelain and Hogarth prints in the rooms

Vaste collectie

• The Hall and Thornhill paintings – The house shows the painted staircase by James Thornhill, Worcester porcelain, and the Marriage a la Mode prints by William Hogarth.
• Gardens and parkland – Recreated formal gardens with a parterre, orangery, orchards and walled garden, set in about 400 acres of parkland.

Opgericht

1701

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are the standard admission without Gift Aid; the price with Gift Aid is about 10 percent higher (adult 19.80 pounds). Entry is free for National Trust members, and other visitors pay on arrival.

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

The ground floor of the hall is accessible by a ramp, but the first floor is reached by stairs only and there is no lift. The garden is mainly level with gravel and grass surfaces, and the blue walk in the parkland is accessible with a slight slope. There are 23 disabled parking spaces about 45 metres from reception, and a volunteer-driven Access Vehicle runs daily from 10:00 to 16:00. Manual wheelchairs and powered mobility vehicles can be borrowed free of charge when booked by phone in advance. Induction loops are fitted at Visitor Reception and in the Stables Cafe. A quiet room, the Green Chamber, is on the first floor, and a virtual tour of the first floor can be watched on a tablet at the hall entrance. Accessible toilets are in the Stableyard and in the Courtyard Kitchen. Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

There is an adventure playground with a swing, slide, climbers and wooden tipis for children under 12, a spotting sheet for the rooms and seasonal trails; the October half-term trail costs 2 pounds. Weekly Books and Babyccinos story sessions run in the Courtyard Kitchen on Wednesday mornings in autumn 2026. Baby changing is in the Stableyard toilets and highchairs are in the Courtyard Kitchen. Children over 5 may not ride bikes on site.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From the M5 leave at exit 5 and follow the A38 to Droitwich, then take the B4090 for 4 miles. Public footpaths cross the park.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

The Courtyard Kitchen restaurant serves breakfast and hot meals, and the Stables Cafe serves sandwiches, cakes and drinks. A second-hand bookshop is in the courtyard. Dogs on short leads are welcome in most of the gardens, the stableyard and the Stables Cafe; only assistance dogs are allowed in the hall, the parterre and the Courtyard Kitchen.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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