Sitting comfortably in the East Midlands just north of
Leicester, Nottinghamshire is arguably most famous for Sherwood Forest and the
legend of Robin Hood. But there are plenty of grand buildings and architecture
to see too, from Nottingham Castle to the Cathedral and Theatre Royal. Here, we
will focus on houses, and the many grand buildings occupied throughout history.
Read on to find out more about just a few of Nottingham’s finest homes.
Newstead
Abbey
Formerly an Augustinian priory, Newstead Abbey was converted
into a domestic home in the 1530s, and was once the ancestral home of Lord
Byron. Nowadays it houses an impressive collection of items, including
paintings, letters, maps and photographs, plus stunning rooms like the Great
Hall or Gothic Revival Library. There’s plenty outside the abbey too, with 300
acres of parkland, a lake, ponds and walled gardens.
Wollaton
Hall
Built in 1588, the Grade I listed Wollaton Hall has no less
than 500 acres of grounds, including grassland, wetlands and roaming red and
fallow deer. The house is equally impressive, and has been home to Nottingham’s
Natural History Museum since 1926. It houses a collection of over 750,000
objects, including fossils, minerals, shells and taxidermy. Guided tours are
available too, exploring everything from the grand Prospect Room to the Tudor
kitchen in the basement.
Holme
Pierrepont Hall
This Grade I listed Tudor manor house sits in the midst of a
30 acre estate and plays host to a number of weddings and events. The house and
gardens are open to the public on selected dates throughout the year, and
there’s also a tea room situated in the house ballroom. The house has five
reception rooms to explore, all decorated with family portraits and antique
furniture - and if you choose Holme Pierrepont for your wedding venue, you and
your guests can have the house and grounds all to yourself.
Mr
Straw’s House
Step back in time inside this seemingly ‘ordinary’ house to
discover how a grocer’s family lived during the 1920s. Mr Straw’s house has
remained virtually untouched since 1923, and contains an abundance of original
furniture, household objects and ordinary domestic items. Number 7 Blyth Grove
is the house address, and the neighbouring house at Number 5 displays further
objects usually hidden away in drawers or cupboards. There’s also a well tended
garden to visit, alongside greenhouse and a collection of fruit trees used by
the family to make jams and other preserves.
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