Wimpole Estate (National Trust)
Wimpole Estate
Old Wimpole Road
Arrington
Royston
Cambridgeshire
SG8 0BW
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole-estate
General Enquiries
wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Weddings & Functions
wimpolefunctions@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
General Enquiries
01223 206000
Restaurant & Functions
01223 206001
Education
01223 206004
Shop
01223 206017
Fax
General Enquiries
01223 207838
Mrs Elsie Bambridge, daughter of Rudyard Kipling, bequeathed Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, including the Grade I listed landscaped parkland, to the National Trust in 1976.
Wimpole had a succession of owners from Lord Harley (1711-1740) to the Earls of Hardwicke (1740-1894) and Viscount's Clifden, before being bought by Elsie Bambridge in 1930's and has a roll-call of celebrated architects and landscape designers who have worked on it, each contributing their own layer to its varied history.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Agricultural site, Garden, parklands or rural site
Wimpole Hall with over thirty show rooms including Yellow Drawing Room; Plunge Bath; Chancellors Bedroom and Basements. Wimpole Home Farm set amidst eighteenth century thatched farm buildings is the largest rare breeds centre in East Anglia. Working Walled Kitchen Garden. Archaeology Walks in parkland.
Collection details
Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Fine Art, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History
Key artists and exhibits
- Sir John Soane; James Gibbs; Charles Bridgeman; Humphrey Repton; Sanderson Miller; Capability Brown.
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Wild About Bats
Discover some of the many bat species found at Wimpole on this guided walk into the park
Suitable for
Admission
Child: £4
Booking Essential.
Please wear suitable footwear and bring a torch.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Wild About Bats
Discover some of the many bat species found at Wimpole on this guided walk into the park
Suitable for
Admission
Child: £4
Booking Essential.
Please wear suitable footwear and bring a torch.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Hand Sheep Shearing Course
The course content includes how to sharpen and use the shears, how to handle the sheep ready for shearing, how to wrap the fleece and grade the wool, how to trim the feet and age the sheep - and at the end of the day you can take home the fleece you have sheared from the sheep!
Suitable for
When
10am-4pm
Admission
Adult: £85
Booking Essential.
Wear old clothes and sensible footwear.
Tea, coffee and lunch are provided.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Sir John Soane - Master of Space & Light & Doing Things Differently
A talk and walk around the father of the architectural profession and his work at Wimpole, with architectural historian Hugh Dixon and the House & Collections Manager
Suitable for
When
11:30am-1pm
Admission
Adult: £20
Child: £10 not suitable for under 12s
Booking Essential.
12 steps up to the front entrance of the Hall.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Scything & Rural Crafts Weekend
A weekend celebrating rural crafts and scything including rural skills courses, stalls and displays, culminating in the 6th Eastern Counties scything competition
Suitable for
When
10:30am-4pm
Admission
Booking Not Needed.
Ffi contact: Administration, 01223 206000, wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Website
Scything Beginners Course
The course includes setting up the scythe ready for mowing, how to mow efficiently and effectively, how to hone the blade to keep it sharp while cutting, how to peen the blade after it has been worn down by countless amounts of honing and how to cure the cut grass to make hay
Suitable for
When
10am-4pm
Admission
All tickets: £60
Booking Essential.
Wear suitable clothing and boots. Tea and coffee is provided, lunch can be purchased from the Old Rectory Restaurant which is open from 10.30am-5pm.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Spoon Carving Course
The course includes how to select, cleave and axe the wood ready to make the spoon, learning to use the bowl hook and knife safely and efficiently and adding the finishing touches.
Suitable for
When
10am-4pm
Admission
Adult: £60
Booking Essential.
Please wear suitable clothing and boots.
Tea and coffee are provided, lunch can be purchased from the Old Rectory Restaurant which is open from 10.30am-5pm.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
6th Annual Eastern Counties Scything Competition
Categories include: Mow a 5m x 5m plot, Team Mowing, Scythe v Strimmer, Scythe v Tractor
Suitable for
When
3-5pm
Admission
Booking Not Needed.
Ffi contact: Administration, 01223 206000, wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Website
Wimpole's Library Revealed
Yvonne Lewis, National Trust Assistant Libraries Curator, talks about her book cataloguing discoveries in Wimpole's magnificient library
Suitable for
When
11:30am-12:15pm
Admission
Adult: £10.7 Non National Trust Member
Child: £5.8 Non National Trust Member
Family: £30 Non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Not Needed.
12 steps up to the front entrance of Wimpole Hall.
Ffi contact: Administration, 01223 206000, wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Website
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
Website
Basement Tour
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Meet at the front door of Wimpole Hall
Admission
Child: £5.8 non National Trust Member
Family: £30 non National Trust Member
Plus normal admission charges.
Booking Essential.
Tour is free for National Trust members, non members pay normal Hall admission.
12 steps up to front entrance of Wimpole Hall, with no alternative access at present. Stone staircase down to the basements.
Ffi contact: NT Central Box Office, 0844 249 1895, ticketingsupport@iristicketing.co.uk.
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