The tournament returns to Kirby Hall, an outstanding Elizabethan mansion which featured on the tour in 2005. Built in the hope of receiving Elizabeth I on her annual ‘progresses’, the hall possesses an unusually strict symmetry. Find out why it is the most dramatic “shell” today, and see the beautiful formal gardens which had a reputation in the 17th century as being the finest in all England.
Top tips!
- Enjoy a picnic in the grounds.
- Wander through the attractive ‘cutwork’ parterre gardens.
- Spot the locations from the sets of ‘Mansfield Park’ and ‘A Cock and Bull Story’, both filmed at Kirby Hall.
| Address: | Deene, Nr Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 3EN |
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| Telephone: | 01536 203230 |
| Location Map: | View this property on a map |
| By Car: | On an unclassified road off A43, 4 miles NE of Corby |
| By Train: | Kettering station, 9 miles |
Explore Northamptonshire has accommodation packages available for this weekend, please call 0845 658 6696 for more information.
Further information on this property can be found at www.english-heritage.org.uk/kirbyhall
