Lyme Park, Estate and house museum in Lyme Handley, England.
Description
Lyme Park is an estate with a 16th-century mansion in Lyme Handley, England, encompassing gardens, woodland, and moorland. The building combines Elizabethan architecture with 18th-century Palladian-Venetian style alterations.
History
The Legh family acquired the estate through marriage in 1388 and lived there for over five centuries. They transferred it to the National Trust in 1946 after maintenance costs became too high.
Culture
The estate preserves rooms used for filming the BBC series in 1995 and remains popular with visitors. The servants' quarters show everyday life of household staff during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
Practical
Several walking trails cross the grounds and lead through different landscapes from woodland to upland moor. Visitors find car parks at the main entrance and can get food and drinks at the on-site café.
Did you know?
A herd of red deer has lived freely on the grounds for centuries and can often be seen near the main paths. The estate also houses one of the oldest working pendulum clocks in England from 1658.
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The Bow Stones Anglian cross shafts
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Lyme Park
1 m
The Cage
741 m
Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops
323 m
The Lantern
763 m
Hamper's Bridge
321 m
The Orangery
74 m
Wellhead at centre of Lyme Park's courtyard
5 m
Gate piers, gates and railings, 48m north of north front of Lyme Park
68 m
The Stables at Lyme Park
166 mWestern bowl barrow at Knights Low
779 m
The Meat Safe; 20 metres North Of Orangery
76 m
Harestead Farmhouse
1.4 km
Terrace revetment walls, up to 50m to the west of Lyme Park
71 m
Green Farmhouse
1.2 km
Terrace Wall And Steps In Front Of The Orangery
73 mRange of farmbuildings at Harestead Farm
1.4 km
Corn barn 40 metres south of Green Farmhouse
1.2 kmBowl barrow east of path in Knightslow Wood
625 mBowl barrow west of path in Knightslow Wood
624 mEastern bowl barrow at Knights Low
780 mThe Pheasant House in Lyme Park
512 m
Pair of Gardener's Cottages at Lyme Park
320 mThe Kennels in Lyme Park
553 mShepherd's Cottage
1.1 kmPaddock Cottage
1.1 kmThe Cage
742 mScenic viewpoint
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