Rokeby Park

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Overview

Rokeby Park is an architectural treasure; a Palladian-style country house, built in around 1730 by Sir Thomas Robinson and sold in 1769 to JS Morritt, in whose family it has remained ever since. Rokeby is the setting for Sir Walter Scott's 1813 poem of that name. Paintings and period furniture are on display, with a unique collection of needlework pictures by Anne Morritt (1726-1797) and a rare, surviving 'print room'. The house was the home of Velaquez' Rokeby Venus from 1805 to 1905.

Features

Opening Times
Opening Times: Open Mon 7 May and 28 May-4 Sep, Mon-Tue only 2-5 (last admission 4.30)
Facilities
Parking onsite
Children
Suitable for children of all ages

Location

BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 9RZ

About the area

County Durham reaches halfway across England, from the North Pennines in the west, to the sea in the east. Much of it is very sparsely inhabited, and is naturally beautiful; a mix of rolling hills, monumental valleys, lush farmland and unforgiving moors.

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