Kiplin Hall

Over het museum

Kiplin Hall was built in the early 1620s as a hunting lodge for George Calvert, who served as Secretary of State to James I and later received the charter to found the colony that became Maryland in the United States. The house was owned by four families over almost four centuries: the Calverts until 1722, the Crowes until 1868, the Carpenters until 1904 and the Talbots until 1971.

Each family left its mark. Christopher Crowe, who made his money in Italy, brought many of the Italian items in the collection. In the nineteenth century the Carpenter family added Gothic features, including the library of 1820 with heraldic stained glass. During the Second World War the hall served as officers' quarters and an ammunition store, and the wartime kitchen has been left as it was. The servants' wing was demolished in 1976.

The last owner, Bridget Talbot, fought to save the house from demolition and set up a charitable trust to preserve it for the nation. She left the contents to the trust on her death in 1971, and the trustees still run the hall. Visitors can see furniture, portraits and personal belongings from all four families, then explore the restored walled garden, formal gardens, lake, woodland and parkland. A new visitor centre with a café opened in February 2025.

Hoogtepunten

• Jacobean hall built for George Calvert, founder of Maryland
• Rooms filled with the furniture, portraits and belongings of four families
• Gothic library of 1820 and 70-foot Long Gallery
• Second World War kitchen left as it was
• Walled garden, lake, woodland walks and a natural play area

Vaste collectie

• Kiplin Hall – Period rooms with furniture, portraits and belongings of the four families who owned the hall, including the Gothic library, the Long Gallery, the Travellers' bedroom and the Second World War kitchen.
• Garden Museum – A small museum behind the walled garden about the history of the earth.

Beheerder

Kiplin Hall Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are standard day tickets; tickets with Gift Aid are about 10 per cent higher (adult 14.30 pounds). Admission is also needed for the gardens, play ship and the lake walk. Historic Houses members are welcome and should show their pass at reception. The café and the shop in the visitor centre can be used without a ticket.

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 visitor centre and café are on one level. Entry to the Hall is over a low step with a metal ramp, and the ground floor is largely level apart from the kitchen display, which has three steps. The upper floors are reached by two long shallow staircases and there is no lift; a tablet with a virtual tour of the upper rooms is available in the dining room, plus an information folder with photographs. Three standard wheelchairs and one all-terrain wheelchair can be borrowed free of charge if reserved by telephone. Accessible toilets are in the visitor centre, on the drive and in the Hall. There are four Blue Badge spaces on hard standing in the main car park. Grounds paths are a mix of gravel, grass and bark and the lakeside loop can be impassable in wet weather. Large print information sheets are available, and staff or volunteers can accompany visitors with a visual impairment around the Hall. Assistance dogs are welcome in the Hall.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

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

Families can use a natural play area, a play ship, pond dipping at the lily pond, outdoor games, trails around the Hall and gardens, and a family activity room in the Hall. Activity bags with trails and games are available from reception. Baby changing is available in the visitor centre and in the Hall. According to the website, the play ship is closed for repairs for a short time; no reopening date was given.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Kiplin Hall is near Scorton, midway between Northallerton and Richmond off the B6271 and about 5 miles east of the A1. From the A1 leave at Catterick (signed Marne Barracks / Catterick Village). Coaches should not leave the A1 at Leeming because of a weight-restricted bridge. The Coast to Coast path passes on the Richmond to Danby Wiske section.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The café in the visitor centre serves seasonal food, scones and afternoon tea (booking essential) with indoor and courtyard seating, and dogs are welcome. A gift shop is in the visitor centre, and a produce cart sells garden produce. Visitors may picnic in the grounds.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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