Elton Hall and Gardens
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Overview
Elton Hall stands in the midst of unspoilt landscaped parkland, on a site where a house has been since the Norman Conquest. Sir Peter Proby, was granted land and property at Elton by Queen Elizabeth I and successive generations have built and enlarged on it to create the house you see today. The house has a fascinating mixture of styles. Every room contains treasures - magnificent furniture and fine paintings from the early 15th century, to works by Alma Tadema and Millais. Great British artists are well represented by Gainsborough, Constable and Reynolds. The library is one of the finest in private hands and includes Henry VIII's Prayer Book, in which you can see the writing of the Tudor king and his three children. The stunning gardens have been restored over the last 35 years and include a flower garden, with magnificent herbaceous borders, a knot garden, sunken garden and a modern Gothic orangery built to celebrate the millennium.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Note that public opening times are subject to change: please refer to Elton Hall's website.
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
About the area
To the west of East Anglia is Cambridgeshire, a county best known as the home to the university that makes up the second half of ‘Oxbridge’ (the other half is Oxford). As well as its globally renowned educational credentials, it also has a rich natural history; much of its area is made up of reclaimed or untouched fens.
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