Lamport Hall

Over het museum

Lamport Hall grew from a Tudor manor house and is best known for its classical front, designed by John Webb in the mid-seventeenth century. The house was later altered by the architects Smith of Warwick and William Burn. For more than 400 years it was the home of the Isham family, and its rooms, including the High Room of 1655 and an eighteenth-century library, hold furniture, books, china and paintings collected by the family. Many pieces were bought during the 3rd Baronet's Grand Tour of Europe in the 1670s.

The twentieth century was hard on the hall. Over the years it was a family home, flats, a hunting box, a country club, the home of the Northamptonshire Records Office, a British and Czech army base and a prisoner of war camp for Italians. Poor maintenance led to an outbreak of dry rot, and in the 1970s large parts of the house were gutted. When Sir Gyles Isham, the 12th Baronet, died in 1976, he left the hall, its contents and the estate to the Lamport Hall Preservation Trust, which has carried on the long restoration. The trust's education programmes won the Sandford Award in 2017.

The gardens have kept their layout since they were first made. Sir Charles Isham built a remarkable rockery from 1847, and around 1874 it was populated with gnomes, which are described as the world's first garden gnomes; one survivor can be seen inside the hall. Today the gardens have herbaceous borders, a woodland garden with snowdrops and a walled garden replanted in 2010 with tall perennials inspired by Piet Oudolf. Visitors can also see the Bryan Holden Working Horse Collection and a museum of rural life run by the Hannington Vintage Tractor Club.

Hoogtepunten

• John Webb's classical front and the High Room of 1655
• Isham family collections of furniture, books, china and paintings
• Surviving garden gnome from the 1870s rockery
• Walled Garden inspired by Piet Oudolf's planting
• Bryan Holden Working Horse Collection
• Museum of Rural Life run by the Hannington Vintage Tractor Club

Vaste collectie

• Lamport Hall – Fine rooms including the High Room of 1655 and an eighteenth-century library, filled with furniture, books, china and paintings collected by the Isham family.
• Bryan Holden Working Horse Collection – Memorabilia of the working horse, including harness, horse brasses, saddlery and farriers' and vets' tools, with the stories of Charlie the railway horse and Robin the pit pony.
• Museum of Rural Life – A small museum run by the Hannington Vintage Tractor Club about agricultural life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Beheerder

Lamport Hall Preservation Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are those for the 2026 season. Every full-price ticket is an annual pass for the hall and gardens, valid for 12 months from purchase on all days they are open (not at special events). Historic Houses members are welcome, and Gardeners' World and CPRE 2-for-1 cards can be used (one full-price ticket and one free ticket); offer cards cannot be used for events or groups and do not give an annual pass. Online booking closes 24 hours ahead, and tickets can also be bought on arrival at Visitor Reception in the stable yard.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• 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 can be reached by wheelchair via the garden door (ask staff on arrival); the first floor is not accessible, mobility scooters are not suitable inside the hall, and there is no loan wheelchair. The gardens are open to wheelchairs and scooters, but the gravel paths are deep in places and the woodland walk can be muddy, so a companion is recommended. The car park is a short distance from the hall, and the area in front of the hall can be used as a drop-off point. An accessible toilet is in the toilet block at the front of the hall. There is respite seating in the hall and gardens, and a large print guide of the hall is free; there is no induction loop and no braille guide. Recognised guide, assistance and service dogs, including those in training, are welcome in the hall and gardens.

Kinderen & gezin

Children aged 10 and under are free, children aged 11 to 17 pay a reduced price, and a family ticket covers two adults and up to six children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Lamport Hall is on the A508 north of Northampton. Use the sat nav postcode NN6 9EZ; the entrance to parking is at the end of the village (what3words pillows.backpacks.basher).

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig

The Stables Cafe in the Edwardian stable yard serves soup, quiche, sandwiches, cakes and scones, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options; entry to the cafe is free. Toilets are on site. Picnics are welcome in the stable courtyard but not in the main gardens. Dogs are welcome on leads in the gardens and grounds but not in the hall.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

Tot 150 personen.

Two licensed rooms in the hall (the High Room for up to 45 guests and the Oak Room for up to 70), the Carriage House for up to 150 guests and a licensed Walled Garden for outdoor ceremonies; hire for corporate events and filming is also offered.

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