Photo: Thrumpton Hall by Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Thrumpton Hall is a Grade I listed historic house in Nottinghamshire, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history, architecture and gardens, plus how to visit and what's nearby.
About Thrumpton Hall
Thrumpton Hall is a 1617 country house in Nottinghamshire, standing on the banks of the River Trent.
The hall was once home to the Byron family and holds connections to the Babington Plot and Ada Lovelace.
It is open for tours by appointment, and its gardens, which include some of England's oldest larch trees, open occasionally under the National Garden Scheme.
Read more on WikipediaHistory of Thrumpton Hall
The hall dates from 1617 and was a seat of the Byron family, whose wider history is connected to Newstead Abbey. It has been linked to the Babington Plot, the Elizabethan conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I, and to Ada Lovelace through family connections. The architectural historian Nicholas Pevsner noted the hall among Nottinghamshire's notable buildings.
Architecture of Thrumpton Hall
The hall is a 17th-century house noted for a carved staircase, often described as among the finest of its kind in England, and for a surviving priesthole from the era of religious persecution.
Worth knowing
The hall was formerly home to the Byron family and carries associations with the Babington Plot and with Ada Lovelace, pioneer of computing. Nicholas Pevsner singled it out in his surveys of English architecture.
Gardens & grounds at Thrumpton Hall
The gardens cover part of a 300-acre wooded parkland beside the River Trent and a lake, and include a Byron oak grown from the original tree at Newstead Abbey along with some of England's oldest larch trees.
Plan your visit to Thrumpton Hall
Nearest station: East Midlands Parkway Rail Station (1.1 miles)
Open for tours by appointment. Gardens open occasionally under the National Garden Scheme.
Places to visit near Thrumpton Hall
Whatton House
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View Stoneywell on heritage mapHistoric places nearby
Within 5 miles of Thrumpton Hall there are 1 historic properties, including 1 historic house.
Within 10 miles of Thrumpton Hall there are 3 historic properties, including 3 historic houses.
Within 20 miles of Thrumpton Hall there are 22 historic properties, including 7 historic houses, 6 churchs and 5 historic buildings, across Historic Houses, Churches Conservation Trust and English Heritage sites.
Facts
A Jacobean hall with Byron family history, a priesthole, and one of England's finest carved staircases.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- Nottinghamshire, England
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