Prebendal Manor House

Church Street
Nassington
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE8 6QG


The Prebendal Manor is a 1,200 year old medieval centre on the north eastern edge of Northamptonshire, near Oundle,



Stamford and Peterborough. It is the oldest manor in Northamptonshire.

You can hear about King Cnut's visit to the manor and see the largest recreated medieval garden in Europe. Here you can see the recreated medieval gardener's hut.

There are on going archaeological excavations to see and you can visit the tithe barn museum with a display of artefacts discovered during the excavations.

You can try your skills at medieval games and see ancient rare breed pigs and sheep with geese and hens kept on the site just as they would have been a 1000 years ago. The sheep in the picture are Norfolk Horn which were introduced to East Anglia by the Saxons.



General Information:

  • Home made Teas
  • Audio tours
  • Medieval Events held throughout the summer months, see web site for details.

     

    Opening Times
    (2008 times)
    Easter Monday and Sundays in April: 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

    May to end September:
    Sunday and Wednesday 2.00pm - 5.00pm.
    Bank Holiday Mondays 1.00pm -5.00pm.

    Admission Charges
    (2008 prices)
    Concession £5.50; Family £17.00.

    Directions
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