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Hall Place is a Grade I listed house in award winning Grade II* listed gardens.
It is a fine Tudor mansion built almost 500 years ago in the reign of Henry VIII for the Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Champneys. The house, celebrated by Simon Jenkins in his book \"England's Thousand Best Houses\" boasts a magnificent panelled Great Hall with Minstrel's Gallery and fine decorative plaster ceilings.
With award winning gardens, a stunning topiary lawn, herb gardens and inspirational herbaceous border the gardens are of interest throughout the year. The former walled gardens have a plant nursery with allotments, model gardens and a subtropical plant house. Hall Place also has a gift shop stocked with handmade items from local crafts people. There are three galleries presenting art exhibitions and museum displays and there is an opportunity to purchase artists' work throughout the year.
2010:
1 January - 31 March
Monday and Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday-Saturday - 10am-4pm
Sundays - 11am-4pm
1 April - 31 October
Monday - Saturday -10am-4.45pm
Sundays and Bank Holidays - 11am-4.45pm
1 November - 30 November
Monday -Saturday - 10am-4pm
Sundays -11am-4pm
1 December - 31 December
Tuesday - Saturday -10 am-4pm
Sundays and Mondays -Closed
Last admission thirty minutes before closing time
The house will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and will close at 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS HALL PLACE & GARDENS IS OWNED BY A REGISTERED CHARITY IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HHA FRIENDS SCHEME AND MEMBERS & FRIENDS WILL HAVE TO PAY AN ENTRANCE FEE TO VISIT THIS PROPERTYPlease contact the property for up to date opening times
Available for Filming & Photography. Past productions include Chucklevision, Cash in the Attic, Gardening programmes and Architectural programmes.
Education staff deliver workshops to school groups, an outreach service and a loans box service. School children's visits are now around 6500 per annum. The Trust has been given national recognition for the quality of its education service.
Civil ceremony and Reception facilities.
Great Hall: For civil ceremonies can accommodate up to 80 guests. For receptions, max 100 can be seated for a formal meal or 140 for a buffet style function.
A marquee can be sited on an adjacent lawn.
For smaller ceremonies, a maximum number of 45 guests can be accommodated in the Drawing Room.
Please contact Lynda Weaver (01322 526574) for further information.
Great Hall & Drawing Room as above plus Long Gallery and 2 panelled Conference Rooms.
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