Hovingham Hall
Palladian family home of the Worsley family in North Yorkshire, built 1750-1770, open to pre-booked groups for guided tours and garden visits.
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Over het museum
Hovingham Hall has been the home of the Worsley family since they bought the Manor of Hovingham in 1563. The present Palladian house was designed and built by Thomas Worsley between 1750 and 1770. He was fascinated by both horses and architecture, and the house combines the two: visitors enter through a large Riding School reached through an arch from the village street. Worsley was a friend of George III and became Surveyor General to the Board of Works after the king's accession in 1760.
The principal rooms, including the Drawing Room, Dining Room and Ballroom, each have a different architectural style and hold a collection of pictures and furniture. The Riding School has good acoustics and has long been used for music; the Ryedale Festival has held concerts and operas there for around thirty years. Cricket has been played on the lawn in front of the house since at least 1858, and it is described as the oldest continuously used private cricket ground in England.
The gardens lie to the north and west of the house, with tall yew hedges, lawns, flower beds, a seventeenth-century dovecote and a glasshouse. Hovingham Hall is still a private home, lived in by Sir William Worsley and his family, and it is opened to visitors only for pre-booked groups.
Hoogtepunten
- Palladian house designed and built by Thomas Worsley in 1750-1770
- Entrance through the Riding School
- Collection of pictures and furniture in rooms of differing architectural styles
- Gardens with yew hedges, seventeenth-century dovecote and glasshouse
- Historic private cricket ground in front of the house
- Beheerder
- Hovingham Estate
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Groepen | £ 24 p.p.Guided tour of the Hall and gardens with tea or coffee and biscuits on arrival (2027 price per person). A tour with a cream tea costs 28.50 pounds per person. A minimum booking charge of 300 pounds applies. |
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| Group visit with cream tea (per person, 2027) | £ 28,50Tea or coffee with a fruit scone, cream and preserve on arrival, guided tour and gardens. Minimum booking charge 300 pounds. |
There is no individual admission; prices apply to group bookings only. Coach tours are charged at 24 pounds per person with a minimum of 300 pounds; jam and cream scones cost an extra 4.50 pounds per person.
Toegankelijkheid
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- Lift: geen informatie
- 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
Wheelchair access is limited to a small part of the ground floor and the gardens. The house is Grade I listed with several steps, including six large stone steps out of the Tapestry Hall and a stone staircase to the first floor. Mobility scooters are not allowed in the Hall but may be used in the grounds. Assistance dogs are allowed; other dogs are not. Visitors should contact the Estate Office for further information.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Hovingham Hall is about 17 miles north of York, 8 miles west of Malton, 15 miles south-west of Pickering and 7 miles south-east of Helmsley. The satnav postcode given by the estate is YO62 4LU.
Route plannenService & horeca
Group bookings include tea or coffee with biscuits, or a cream tea, served before the tour.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
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| Goed om te weten | Visits are by guided tour only: each group is welcomed with refreshments, then taken round the Hall by a guide, and can then explore the gardens freely. Groups of 15 or more are invited from April to September. Bookings are made through the Estate Office using an online form or a downloadable booking form. |
