Wimpole Hall Estate
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Overview
Wimpole Hall is one of the grandest mansions in East Anglia, and has 360 acres of parkland devised and planted by no less than four celebrated landscape designers, Charles Bridgeman, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, Sanderson Miller and Humphry Repton. The house dates back to 1640, but was altered into a large 18th-century mansion with a Georgian façade. The chapel has a trompe l'oeil ceiling.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Hall, Farm, Gardens, Park, Shops & Restaurant open 10 Feb-28 Oct, daily; 29 Oct-Feb Fri-Mon free flow plus Tue-Thu for tours only. Check website for full details
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
- Children
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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