Hellens Manor

Over het museum

Hellens at Much Marcle in Herefordshire is a manor house of Tudor and Jacobean character with medieval roots. The earliest known owner was Earl Harold Godwinson, later King Harold II, before 1066. The manor then passed to the de Balun family, and later owners included the Audleys and the Walwyns, who prepared a room for a visit by Queen Mary Tudor. Over the centuries the house has been linked with figures such as Isolde Mortimer and with events of the Civil War.

In 1943 Malcolm Munthe, son of the Swedish author Axel Munthe, bought the house. In 1981 he set up the Pennington Mellor Munthe Charity Trust, which owns Hellens today. The house contains family portraits and paintings by artists such as Van Dyck and Gainsborough, furniture, a panelled Music Room with a Renaissance frieze, and textiles cared for by volunteers of the Arts Society. Visitors can see the house on guided tours.

The estate also includes formal gardens in Tudor and Jacobean style, an octagonal dovecote, a labyrinth, orchards and wildflower meadows. A converted tithe barn, the Great Barn, is used for concerts, events and weddings, and the Georgian stables offer overnight accommodation. A special exhibit is Hellens - A History in Stitches, a crewelwork embroidery of almost ten metres that tells the story of the house and was stitched by thirteen volunteers over several years.

Hoogtepunten

• Guided tours of the Tudor and Jacobean manor house
• Panelled Music Room and portraits by Van Dyck and Gainsborough
• Hellens - A History in Stitches, a ten-metre embroidery
• Gardens, dovecote, labyrinth and orchards with free entry
• Homemade food in the tearoom and a programme of concerts

Vaste collectie

• Hellens - A History in Stitches – A crewelwork embroidery of almost ten metres telling the thousand-year history of Hellens, stitched by thirteen Arts Society volunteers; viewings on Wednesdays by donation.
• The manor house – Guided tours of rooms with family portraits, furniture, a panelled Music Room and the bedchamber prepared for Queen Mary Tudor.

Beheerder

Pennington Mellor Munthe Charity Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission to the grounds, gardens and tearoom is free and needs no booking. The guided house tour costs 10 pounds.

Toegankelijkheid

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

There is level access to most of the garden and ramped access to the tearoom. The Great Barn, the Georgian Stables and the Haywain have good access and facilities for wheelchair users. Access to the house is over uneven surfaces and wheelchair access is possible to parts of the ground floor; visitors should contact the manor in advance. There are designated accessible parking areas. Friendly dogs on leads are welcome.

Kinderen & gezin

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Hellens is just off the A449 between Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye. Follow the brown signs from the crossroads in Much Marcle village. Taxis from Ledbury station must be booked in advance as there is no taxi rank.

Service & horeca

• Café

The tearoom serves homemade soups, cakes, scones, ice cream and drinks made with local and free-range ingredients. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic to the garden. Produce, books and gift vouchers can be ordered from the Hellens shop by email.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

Tot 150 personen.

The Great Barn seats up to 150 people (100 at tables), the Haywain up to 40, and the house and East Terrace can be hired for private events and filming. The Georgian Stables sleep up to 16 people. Weddings of up to 100 guests are held in the Great Barn.

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