A couple of weeks ago we met up with some friends and went to Newby Hall. Newby Hall is an 18th century house in North Yorkshire with 25 acres of award winning gardens. The house has featured in many television dramas and movies. ITVs adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park' was filmed entirely on location here.
According to this article it was even considered as a place to film Downton Abbey! This would have been very appropriate considering Newby Hall was home to a real Lord Grantham, from 1792, who passed the hall to his daughter, Lady Mary, and later became beset by complicated inheritances (sound familiar?!)
Within the gardens is a miniature railway and an excellent adventure playground with banana boat swings, pedalos and a zipwire! Basically this is a perfect place to come during the summer holidays as it has something for all the family!
For more information on opening times and prices visit their website here.
Linking up with Bonnie Rose for Travel Tuesday
Have you ever been anywhere which has been in a movie?
That playground looks so much fun. A zipwire even!!
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Hahaa it was!
DeleteThis is so fun! I love the big manors like these and the land and gardens around them! I would love to visit where they have filmed a movie - like for Jane Austen or this house for Mansfield Park! It brings so much memories of the books too!
ReplyDeleteSame, I love visiting stately homes in England they are always so beautiful! Plus so many of them have been used in movies!
DeleteOh gosh, the gardens are so green and pristine! Lovely!! It was great finding you through Travel Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI know, the gardeners must have a busy job! Thanks for reading Elle :)
Deletewhat beautiful grounds and the building is so grand! I can just imagine why it was considered for DA. imagine having a wedding here -that would be quite the shindig! x
ReplyDeleteThat would be amazing to have a wedding here! I have often thought how fun it would be to hire out the whole place! Or to just live there...!
DeleteSwing boats - I loved those as a child ... or was it the fact I scared my sister by going too high that I liked so much?! And looking forward to the next series of Downton Abbey :)
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