Castles · North East England
Belsay Hall
Belsay Hall in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Belsay Hall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Belsay Hall is a Regency style country house located at Belsay, Northumberland. It is regarded as the first British country house to be built entirely in the new Greek Revival style. It is a Grade I listed building. It was built to supersede Belsay Castle and its adjoining earlier hall just a few hundred yards away, and is part of the same estate.
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Background
History
The house was built between 1810 and 1817 for Sir Charles Monck (then of Belsay Castle close by) to his own design, possibly assisted by architect John Dobson. It is built in ashlar with a Lakeland slate roof in the Greek Doric style. Monck modelled his design on the style of buildings he had seen during his two-year honeymoon in Greece, particularly the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. The house measures 100 ft square, with a lower kitchen wing attached to the north side. Externally the house appears to have two stories, although there is an additional storey hidden within the roof space to provide servant accommodation. This service side of the house was badly affected by dry rot in the…
Visiting
The entire Belsay Hall house is unfurnished and maintained in a condition of benign decay, with only necessary structural maintenance undertaken. This allows it to be used as a setting for bespoke art installations each summer. There are extensive gardens, formal and naturalistic, such as the linear Quarry Garden. Belsay Hall is administered by English Heritage and is open to the public. In 2023 English Heritage completed a two-year conservation project has included a new roof for the hall and substantial work on the gardens.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0997, -1.8645
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Belsay
- Postcode
- NE20 0EY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 1810
Sources
- wikidata: Q4884670 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belsay Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belsay Hall?
- Belsay Hall is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE20 0EY), in the parish of Belsay.
- When was Belsay Hall built?
- Built or established in 1810.
- Who owns Belsay Hall?
- Belsay Hall is owned by English Heritage.
- Does Belsay Hall charge admission?
- Belsay Hall typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Belsay Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE20 0EY. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.