Newby Hall, Country house museum in North Yorkshire, England
Description
Newby Hall is a country house museum in northeastern England with neoclassical architecture, white stone facades, and large windows across three floors. The estate includes extensive gardens, a woodland area, and a miniature railway for visitors.
History
The house was built between 1695 and 1705 with architects Sir Christopher Wren, John Carr, and Robert Adam involved in its development. Over the following decades, it was remodeled several times to accommodate the artworks brought back from Italy.
Culture
The interior displays furniture, paintings, and Roman antiquities collected by William Weddell during his Italian travels in the 1760s. These objects are arranged in the rooms as an 18th-century traveler would have presented them.
Practical
Visitors can explore the rooms, gardens, and miniature railway from spring through autumn, with group tours available by advance booking. Paths through the gardens are mostly level and easy to walk.
Did you know?
The estate holds the national collection of Cornus trees with specimens from the 1930s, the largest dogwood collection in Britain. Some of these trees bloom in early summer in different shades.
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Church of Christ the Consoler
1.3 km
Equestrian statue of Charles II of England trampling Cromwell
172 m
Memorial Of The Nidd Ferry Disater In Grounds To South Of Newby Hall
201 m
Skelton Lodges To Newby Hall With Attached Gates And Screen Walls
1.5 kmThe Old Barn To North East Of Low Farmhouse
1.4 kmGates, Gate Piers And Flanking Walls At Lodge To Newby Hall
981 mLodge To Newby Hall
973 mWall With Gate Piers And Two Sets Of Gates Enclosing Churchyard Of Christ The Consoler
1.3 kmTwo Lead Urns On Terrace West Of Newby Hall
18 mFormer Orangery And Gateway With Gate To Right Approximately 100 Metres North East Of Stable Block At Newby Hall
177 mFour Urns And Pedestals On Vista South Of Newby Hall
82 mUrn And Pedestal To North Of West End Of Of Statue Walk
129 mBench At West End Of Statue Walk
160 mUrn And Pedestal In Orchard Approximately 10 Metres West Of West Kitchen Garden Wall
281 mTwo Lead Water Tanks On Terrace West Of Newby Hall
18 mGarden Ornment Approximately 10 Metres West Of Hall
27 mUrn And Pedestal To South Of West End Of Statue Walk
158 mGarden Ornament Approximately 30 Metres West Of Newby Hall
50 mWheelhouse To West Of West Garden Wall
322 mWell In Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South Of Chancel Of The Church Of Christ The Consoler
1.3 kmWatering Trough In Centre Of Stable Yard At Newby Hall
101 mInner And Outer Pairs Of Gate Piers, With Gates, Approximately 50 Metres East Of Newby Hall
75 mChurch Cottage Approximately 100 Metres East Of Church Of Christ The Consoler
1.4 kmBalustrade, Two Sets Of Steps And Stone Bench On South Side Of Newby Hall
40 mStatue Walk With 6 Statues, And 5 Sets Of Steps With Flanking Balustrades
106 mUrn And Pedestal To North Of East End Of Statue Walk
101 mWalls On East And West Sides Of Kitchen Gardens, With Linking Wall Between
304 mStables Approximately 150 Metres North of Newby Hall
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