Sizergh Castle
A medieval tower house with Elizabethan rooms, Jacobite portraits and a limestone rock garden near Kendal, still the home of the Strickland family.
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Over het museum
Sizergh has been the home of the Strickland family for almost 800 years. The oldest part is a defensive tower from the 14th or 15th century, built on land that came to the Stricklands by marriage in 1239. In 1336 Edward III allowed Sir Walter Strickland to enclose the land as a private park. The house grew in Elizabethan times, when rooms with fine carved panelling and heraldic glass were added, and the Great Hall was altered in the Georgian style around 1770.
The Stricklands stayed Catholic and loyal to the Stuart kings. Sir Thomas Strickland went into exile with James II, and the house still holds Jacobite relics and portraits of the exiled Stuart family. Over 2,400 objects survive, including family portraits by George Romney and a set of Flemish tapestries in the library that is the largest of its kind in the world. The Inlaid Chamber, a room with elaborate inlaid panelling, was sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the 1890s and returned to Sizergh on loan in 1999.
In 1950 Lieutenant Commander Thomas Hornyold-Strickland gave the estate to the National Trust, and members of the family still live in part of the house. The gardens include a lake, a kitchen garden and a rock garden built in the 1920s, which is the largest limestone rock garden in the Trust's care, as well as part of the national collection of ferns.
Hoogtepunten
- Elizabethan Inlaid Chamber with carved panelling and heraldic glass
- Flemish tapestries of Antony and Cleopatra in the library
- Jacobite relics and Stuart family portraits
- Limestone rock garden and national fern collection
- Medieval tower still part of the family home
- Wild play trail and estate walks
Vaste collectie
- The house and its collections – Elizabethan rooms including the Inlaid Chamber, Flemish tapestries in the library, family portraits and a Jacobite collection among more than 2,400 objects.
- Beheerder
- National Trust
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 15 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 7,50gratis t/m 4 jaar · Child ticket for ages 5 to 17; under 5s are free. |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | –Groups of more than 15 people receive a 5% discount. |
| Gezinnen | £ 37,50Two adults and up to three children. A ticket for one adult and two children costs £22.50. |
| Garden only, adult (18+), March to November | £ 11Child £5.50; family of two adults and up to three children £27.50. |
| Garden only, adult (18+), November to March | £ 6,50Child £3.25; family of two adults and up to three children £16.25. |
The prices are for house and garden without Gift Aid; with Gift Aid the adult ticket is £16.50. National Trust members enter free. The car park is pay and display for non-members: until 1 November £3.50 for 1 hour, £6.50 for 2 hours, £8.00 for 4 hours and £9.50 for the whole day; members park free.
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
The visitor centre is on one level. Twelve accessible parking bays are on firm tarmac near the visitor centre. The ground floor of the house has level access, and a ramp can be requested. Upstairs there are 26 steps to the first floor and wheelchair users can see only the chapel, chapel corridor and library there. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge, and two mobility vehicles (Trampers) can be pre-booked. An accessible toilet with baby changing is in the visitor centre, and there is an induction loop at reception. The garden has gravel paths, steep slopes and terraces. Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere. Virtual tours with BSL, subtitles and audio description are available online.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | £ 37,50 · Two adults and up to three children. A ticket for one adult and two children costs £22.50. |
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Doe- en voelstations
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk
- Verschoonruimte
- Speeltuin / speelhoek
Families can follow a children's scallop trail in the house, a trail on the flat 1.2 mile Holeslack route, and the wild play trail in the woodland, a natural play area suited to ages three and up. The café offers children's lunch boxes. Baby changing facilities are in the visitor centre and in the Old Forge.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Heaves / Brettargh bus stop · 20 min. lopen
Stagecoach buses X6 (hourly from Kendal), 555, 755, 551 and 530 stop at Heaves / Brettargh on the main road, about a 20 minute walk from the house. The nearest railway station is Oxenholme, 4.4 miles away; Kendal station is 5.1 miles away.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
The pay and display car park is 250 yards from the main entrance; payment is by machine or the JustPark app (location code 80673), and National Trust members park free. Part of the car parking is closed during improvement work.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
From the M6 leave at junction 36, take the A590 towards Kendal and follow the brown signs from the Barrow-in-Furness turning. The sat nav postcode is LA8 8DZ. National Cycle Route 70 passes the main gate and links to Oxenholme station.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
The café serves hot lunches until 14:30, and a kiosk on the veranda sells drinks and snacks. The shop is in the visitor centre and a second-hand bookshop is in the Great Barn. Toilets are at the visitor centre and in the Old Forge next to the house.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | A film in the tower basement tells the story of the Strickland family. Dogs are welcome on the wider estate; only assistance dogs are allowed in the gardens. |
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