Weston Park

Over het museum

The house at Weston-under-Lizard was built in 1671 for Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham and passed by inheritance to the Earls of Bradford. In the 18th century Sir Henry Bridgeman commissioned Capability Brown to landscape the park, and the architect James Paine altered the house and added the Roman Bridge and the Temple of Diana. The formal gardens date from the 1860s.

The house holds a large art collection, with portraits by Van Dyck and his workshop, John Michael Wright and George Stubbs, Gobelins tapestries, fine furniture and a Victorian library of over 3,000 books. In 1986 the 7th Earl of Bradford gave the house and parkland to the nation, and they are now cared for by the Weston Park Foundation, an independent charity.

Today visitors can walk in the parkland and gardens and visit the house on selected days. The estate also has a woodland adventure playground, a miniature railway, an art gallery with changing selling exhibitions, a restaurant and café, holiday cottages, and a venue for weddings and events.

Hoogtepunten

• Country house of 1671 with a collection of fine and decorative arts, including Van Dyck portraits
• Gobelins tapestries and a Victorian library of more than 3,000 books
• About 1,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland and Temple Wood
• Formal gardens, rose garden and a four-acre walled garden
• Woodland adventure playground and miniature railway

Vaste collectie

• The house and collection – State rooms with fine and decorative arts, Van Dyck portraits, Gobelins tapestries and a Victorian library, open on selected days.
• Gardens and parkland – Formal gardens, Italian gardens, rose garden, a walled garden and Capability Brown parkland with the Temple Wood and Shrewsbury Walk pleasure grounds.

Beheerder

Weston Park Foundation

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The main prices are standard tickets for park and gardens (adult 17+). A Gift Aid ticket includes a 10% donation to the Weston Park Foundation; the Gift Aid adult price is £14.30. Booking online before midnight the day before gives 10% off. Weston Park members go free. The site is cashless.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The estate publishes an accessibility guide as a PDF on its website.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speeltuin / speelhoek

The Woodland Adventure Playground in Temple Wood has a zip wire, slides and trampolines, and the miniature railway takes a 12-minute ride through the wood past a lake. There is also a maze and a deer park. Under 4s are free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Weston Park is on the A5 at Weston-under-Lizard, 3 miles from M54 junction 3 and 8 miles from M6 junction 12, and can also be reached via the M6 Toll. Visitors for a day out, the Granary Restaurant or the art gallery use the Blymhill Gate (postcode TF11 8LE); guests at weddings, celebrations and business events in the house use the Shrewsbury Gate (TF11 8PX).

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant

The Granary Restaurant serves seasonal homemade dishes using produce from the walled garden, and the Granary Café serves coffee, cakes and light meals in the visitor season. Picnics are welcome in the parkland. The venue is cashless.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

The house and estate can be hired for weddings, celebrations, business events, a celebration of life, private dining and meeting spaces in the Granary, and photoshoots and filming. Wedding and event guests use the Shrewsbury Gate (TF11 8PX).

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