Newby Hall

Over het museum

Newby Hall is a country house near Ripon in North Yorkshire, still the family home of the Compton family. The core of the house was built in the 1690s and is attributed to Sir Christopher Wren. In the late 18th century its owner William Weddell, who had returned from the Grand Tour with a large collection of classical sculpture, engaged the architect Robert Adam to redesign the interiors. John Carr of York had designed a new south wing, and Adam's greatest creation there is the Statue Gallery, a pair of square rooms with a central rotunda modelled on a Roman house, built to display Weddell's marbles.

Thomas Chippendale supplied furniture for the rooms. The Tapestry Room chairs are covered in fabric from the Gobelins factory in Paris, and the room is described as the most complete Chippendale interior in existence, while the Newby collection is one of the largest and most complete in private ownership. The house can be seen on one-hour guided tours of the ground and first floors.

The gardens, mostly created in the early 1920s, run down to the River Ure and include a double herbaceous border 172 metres long, the National Cornus collection and a series of compartment gardens. Until 1933 part of the grounds were a nine-hole golf course. Visitors also find a miniature railway that opened in 1971, an adventure playground, river boats and several family attractions, including a large private collection of dollshouses and a teddy bear house.

Hoogtepunten

• Robert Adam interiors and the Statue Gallery
• Chippendale furniture, including the Tapestry Room
• One-hour guided tours of the ground and first floors
• 25 acres of gardens with a 172-metre herbaceous border
• Dollshouse collection of more than 70 houses
• Teddy Bear House and miniature railway

Vaste collectie

• The house: Adam interiors and Chippendale furniture – Guided tours through rooms designed by Robert Adam, including the Statue Gallery and the Tapestry Room with its original Chippendale suite.
• Dollshouse collection – More than 70 miniature houses, collected over 40 years by two model makers, from room boxes to grand houses and Victorian shops.
• Teddy Bear House – A permanent display of teddy bears collected by Gyles Brandreth and his wife, shown in a purpose-built house in the gardens.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are the 2026 season online prices; the house and gardens ticket costs £31 for an adult on the door. A garden ticket includes the gardens, woodland walk, adventure playground, dollshouse exhibition and Teddy Bear House; the miniature railway and river boats cost extra. Historic Houses members are admitted free, Art Fund National Art Pass holders pay 25% less, and one child per party enters the gardens free with a Max Card.

Toegankelijkheid

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

Several disabled parking spaces are next to the ticket office in the gravel car park. Paths in the gardens are shallow or compacted gravel that suits pushchairs, wheelchairs and rollators, and a wheelchair map shows the steps and alternative routes. Newby wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be borrowed free of charge if booked in advance. The woodland walk has rough paths, with an accessible route that avoids a steep flight of steps. Accessible toilets are in the car park toilets and the Grantham Room. Only guide and assistance dogs may enter the gardens and woodland.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The adventure playground has swings for toddlers, climbing frames, bridges and an aerial slide, and there is a water play feature. Other attractions for families are the Teddy Bear House, the dollshouse exhibition, a miniature railway and pedalo boats. Pushchairs can use the gravel paths in the gardens.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Newby Hall is 4 miles from the A1(M), from junction 48 when coming from the south and junction 49 from the north, and 4 miles from the centre of Ripon. For satellite navigation use HG4 5AJ, which leads to the top of the drive.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

The licensed Garden Restaurant and the Grantham Room serve home-prepared food, with hot food from 12:00 to 14:00. A gift and plant shop and a railway shop are on site; the gift shop is open from 12:00 to 17:30. A picnic area is near the car park.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The hall and gardens are used for weddings and hospitality; the Garden Restaurant and Grantham Room are available for pre-booked meals.

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