Canons Ashby - National Trust

Canons Ashby - National Trust
Canons Ashby
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 3SD
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/canons-ashby-house

E-mail

canonsashby@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Infoline/Answerphone

01327 860044

Office

01327 861900

Tea room

01327 861903

Shop

01327 861904

Fax

01327 861909

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Canons Ashby House South Front
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A tranquil Elizabethan manor house set in beautiful gardens:
* There are some beautiful Tudor/Jacobean wall paintings, Jacobean plasterwork and several tapestries with some excellent C17 needlepoint chairs
* The Kitchen and dairy offer an intimate view of life 'below stairs'
* Colourful formal gardens, old orchard and sweeping parkland
* St Mary's Church, the relic of an Augustinian priory
* The Park encompasses the Deserted Medieval Village

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Sacred space

 Opening hours

14 March-02 November
Sat-Wed 13.00-17.00 (16.00 in October)
Weekends in November and December - Shop, Tearoom and grounds and special events in the house only.

Closed: Thurs Fri

 Admission charges

Adults: £7.50
Children: £3.75
Family: £18.75
National Trust members FREE

Discounts

  • National Trust

Collection details

Weapons and War, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music, Social History

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

A Victorian Christmas

  • 30 November — 8 December 2013 *on now

Christmas was an important time of year in Victorian times, come and meet the Victorian family and their friends. The house will be decorated for Christmas at this special costumed event.

Admission

Normal admission charges apply.

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

  • 12 December 2013 10:30am-2:30pm

Would you like to make your own wreath for your front door? Come to our workshop and Suzie our own Senior Gardener will show you how. At the end of the day you will have a beautiful decoration to take home.

Admission

All £17.5 includes materials, drink and mince pie

Carols in the Courtyard

  • 13 December 2013 7:30-9:30pm

We once again have pleasure in hosting Carols in the Courtyard organised by The Northampton National Trust Association. This is a wonderful way to start the festive season, with glorious singing and music outdoors in the Pebble Court at Canons Ashby House.

Admission

Adult £8.00
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Canons Ashby Tudor Experience

School groups are invited to find out what life would have been like in a house like Canons Ashby at the end of the 16th century. Children learn about the life of Tudor servants in the kitchen and the house, learn about the life of the house owners, are taught some Tudor dances and find out about Tudor architecture as they are shown around the house. Group size max 36. KS2. 10:00 - 14:00

Tudor Activity mornings

An intensive 2 hour 'Hands On' morning activity session, where the children learn about the house in Tudor times through a range of quick fire activities held in the actual building.
Activities range from such things as writing their name in Tudor script to learning how a bread oven worked.
There is a chance to stay on in the afternoon for teacher led extension activities in the church or park.

How to obtain

Please contact Siân Watson at Canons Ashby House to enquire about availability. 01327 860044.

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