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Arbury Hall has been the seat of the Newdegate family for over 400 years and is the ancestral home of Vicount and Viscountess Daventry. This Tudor/Elizabethan House was Gothicised by Sir Roger Newdigate in the 18th Century and is regarded as the "Gothic Gem" of the Midlands.
The Hall contains a fine collection of both Oriental and Chelsea porcelain, portraits by Lely, Reynolds, Devis and Romney and furniture by Chippendale and Hepplewhite. The principal rooms, with their soaring fan vaulted ceilings and plunging pendants and filigree tracery, stand as a most breathtaking and complete example of early Gothic Revival architecture.
The Hall stands in the middle of beautiful Parkland with landscaped gardens of rolling lawns, lakes and winding wooded walks. Spring flowers are profuse and in June the rhododendrons, azaleas and giant wisteria provide a beautiful environment for the visitor.
George Eliot, the novelist, was born on the Estate, and Arbury Hall and Sir Roger Newdegate were immortalised in her book "Scenes of Clerical Life".
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Opening Times
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(2007 times)
Hall & Gardens: Sundays and Mondays of Bank Holiday Weekends only from Easter to September: 2pm to 5:30pmOpen for pre-booked parties of 25 people and over, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, from Easter until the end of September - telephone to arrange. Exclusive use of the Hall and Gardens are available for Corporate Functions and Events all year round by arrangement. |
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Admission Charges
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(2007 prices)
Hall & Gardens:Adult £6.50; Child £4.50; Family Ticket (2 Adults + 2 Children) £18.00. Gardens Only Adult £5.00; Child £3.50 Special Group Rates for pre-booked parties over 25 people £6.50 per person. Free Parking for Cars and coaches. |
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Nearby Attractions
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Coventry Transport Museum
(6 Miles)*
Coventry is the birthplace of British road transport and the Museum displays the largest collection of British cars, buses, cycles and motorcycles in the world, it is designated as a collection of national importance |
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
(6 Miles)*
The Herbert is undergoing a major redevelopment, the first phase of which was completed in 2005 and is now open to the public. |
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Coventry Cathedral
(6 Miles)*
The original Cathedral Church of St Michael was destroyed on the night of 14th November 1940 by incendiary bombs. Basil Spence's new Cathedral, consecrated in 1962, is a triumphant statement of Resurrection and life. |
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