Burghley House

Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 3JY

Tel: +44 (0)1780 752 451
Fax: +44 (0)1780 480 125
Email: burghley@burghley.co.uk
Web: http://www.burghley.co.uk


Burghley house is the largest and grandest of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of England, between 1565 and 1587, the house is a family home for his descendants to this day. At present it is occupied by Mr Simon and Lady Victoria Leatham, well known as one of the experts on BBC Television's "Antiques Roadshow".

The State Rooms

There are eighteen State Rooms, including many decorated by Antonio Verrio in the 17th century, housing a huge collection of great works of art, including one of the most important private collections of 17th century Italian paintings, the earliest inventoried collection of Japanese ceramics in the West, rare examples of European porcelain, and wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons and his followers. There are also four magnificent State Beds, fine examples of English and continental furniture and important tapestries and textiles.

The Gardens

Burghley is an Elizabethan house and its garden would have looked very different at the time of its completion, from its present appearance. In 1623 the park and gardens occupied 448 acres but in 1796 a great new intake brought the total acreage up to 1,400 acres which necessitated extending the Park wall by 3 miles. This is the wall that can be seen from the A1. 'Capability' Brown was employed to landscape the Park. He also constructed the 22 acre lake and in 1775, the Lion Bridge.

General Information:

  • Gift shop
  • Restaurant
  • Disabled toilets
  • Chair lifts to State Rooms and restaurant.

     

    Opening Times
    (2006 times)
    House: 15th April to 29th October Daily (excluding Fridays) 11.00am -5.00pm.

    The house is shown by guided tour only, except on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and Bank Holidays when there are guides in each room.

    Winter opening: 1st November to 18th December and 1st February to 1st April Wednesday to Sunday 11.00am - 4.00pm.

    Admission Charges
    (2006 prices)
    Adult £0.00; Senior Citizen/Student £8.00; Child (5-15yrs) £4.00; Family (2+2) £22.00.

    Adult Group Rates available, please telephone.

    Directions
    90 miles north of London, close to the A1, one mile east of Stamford on the B1443 and is clearly signposted from every direction.
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