Thrumpton Hall, Nottinghamshire

A magnificent Jacobean house with a rich history and two acres of glorious landscaped gardens.

A spectacular manor house with close links to the Babington Plot (and a secret staircase with priest’s hole), Thrumpton acquired a grand saloon and spectacular carved staircase during the 17th century. In 1820-30, it was enlarged and beautified by Italianate features, including a lake and bell tower. It sits in complete seclusion in a 300-acre landscaped park with ancient trees, unaltered during the 100-year residence of the poet Byron’s family. Lord Byron’s daughter Ada often visited. Miranda Seymour, novelist and biographer, now lives here and it remains a family home to this day.

Much of Thrumpton’s glory lies in its spectacular two acres of landscaped gardens. The Elizabeth knot garden is hidden away behind a wall of sculpted yews and shaded by a magnolia grandiflora. The front of the house leads out into a formal rose garden, bordered by peonies, lilies and delphiniums. Long vistas of lawn lead out towards a ha-ha.

Tickets £25 including tea, coffee and biscuits and a free signed house guide.

Visitors' views
Welcomed to the house by Miranda Seymour with coffee and biscuits. A most interesting tour followed in which we learned about the connection with Lord Byron and enjoyed visiting all the state rooms.

Please see our cancellation policy below:
If you cancel more than two weeks before the tour is scheduled to take place, we will fully refund your ticket money excluding any phone booking fees. If it’s less than 14 days before a tour, for any reason, we regret that we cannot refund your ticket money unless we can resell your ticket(s). If we cancel at any time, we will fully refund your ticket money. Although we make every effort to avoid it, sometimes a tour has to be cancelled at short notice due to circumstances beyond our control. In this case, we cannot accept responsibility for, or refund, any consequential losses, such as money spent on travel or accommodation.