Avington Park, Grade I listed country house in Itchen Valley, England.
Avington Park is a Grade I listed red-brick country house set in a rural valley along the River Itchen in Hampshire, England. The building has a long facade with a recessed central section and is flanked by a service courtyard and a banqueting hall added in later centuries.
The house was built in the late 1500s by John Clerk and was significantly enlarged in the 1600s when George William Brydges added new wings. Those additions gave the building the layout it has today.
Avington Park is a popular wedding venue, and the house is regularly used for private events. Visitors who tour the rooms can see painted walls and gilded details that have remained largely untouched for centuries.
The house opens to visitors during summer months and bank holidays, and opening times can be limited so it is worth checking before you go. Guided tours take you through selected rooms, which is the main way to see the interior.
The park was once home to the last known inland breeding colony of ravens in Hampshire, recorded by naturalist W.H. Hudson in 1913. That colony made the grounds a notable point in the local wildlife record long before the house became a visitor attraction.
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