Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (English Heritage)

Belsay
Nr Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0DX
England

Website

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01661 881636

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Family walking through the gardens at Belsay
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There's something for everyone at Belsay. Explore a spectacular medieval castle, a Greek Revival 19th-century mansion and thirty acres of stunning Grade I gardens linking the two. In the gardens, unaltered for 200 years, you'll discover thousands of exotic species, famous rhododendrons and the magical Quarry Garden, with ravines, pinnacles and sheer rock faces inspired by the quarries of Sicily.

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Castle or defences

 Opening hours

1-24 Oct Thu-Mon 10am-4pm , 25-31 Oct daily 10am-4pm, 1 Nov-12 Feb Sat-Sun 10am-4pm, 13-17 Feb daily 10am-4pm, 18 Feb-31 Mar Sat-Sun 10am-4pm, Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan

 Admission charges

7.50/6.80/4.50/19.50

Discounts

  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Gardens open to public
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available

Additional info

Toilets: In car park, not adapted for wheelchair users.

Access to castle: Level access; spiral staircase within tower. Seats.
Gardens: Fairly smooth grass and impacted gravel paths. Benches.

Belsay
Nr Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0DX
England

Website

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01661 881636

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available

Belsay
Nr Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0DX
England

Website

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01661 881636

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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.

Museums at Night: Historic House Family Sleepover

19 — 20 May 2012

Have you ever fancied a sleepover in a historic building? Here’s your chance especially for Museums at Night. Bring your family for a unique night time event. You’ll be met and welcomed to the Hall by our costumed performer where a welcome drink awaits. With 10 bedrooms inside the Hall, each family will have their own unique room. Belsay Hall has no furniture at all, but we provide camp beds for everyone – don’t forget to bring your sleeping bag and pillows. The night’s activities will start with a family tour of the Hall and its otherwise secret servant’s quarters, followed by a warming supper in the Hall’s tearooms. Then a twilight walk to the medieval castle for some storytelling in the Hall of the castle Keep, then back to the Hall for a bedtime drink. After your unique night, it’s off to the tea rooms again for a hearty Northumbrian breakfast to end your special sleepover. Suitable for families with children aged 8 + - no unaccompanied children.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

7pm-8am

Admission

Booking essential. To book please call the site on 01661 881636 Non English Heritage members: Adults £55.00, Concessions: £55.00 Children: £45.00 English Heritage members: Adults £50.00, Concessions: £50.00 Children: £40.00

Belsay
Nr Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0DX
England

Website

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01661 881636

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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.
 Paper-based and downloads

Belsay Hall Teacher Information Sheet

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/belsay_hall_resources.pdf?1237797973

This free download showcases details of Belsay interior design, suggesting how they can support school work from using symmetry and balance to counting number patterns. The worksheets can be photocopied to enable children to sketch the architectural features they spot. There are also suggestions for creating Belsay guidebook and guided tour, in groups or as a class.

Belsay
Nr Ponteland
Northumberland
NE20 0DX
England

Website

E-mail

Customer Services

customers@english-heritage.org.uk

Telephone

01661 881636

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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