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Wimpole Hall & Home Farm (National Trust)
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Wimpole Hall & Home Farm
Old Wimpole Road
Arrington
Royston
SG8 0BW
Cambridgeshire
England
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Wimpole Hall & Home Farm © The National Trust
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Collection details
Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Fine Art, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History
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Contact details
General Enquiries (Tel)
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01223 206000
Restaurant & Functions (Tel)
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01223 206001
Education (Tel)
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01223 206004
Shop (Tel)
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01223 206017
General Enquiries (Fax)
:
01223 207838
General Enquiries
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wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Restaurant & Functions
:
wimpolefunctions@nationaltrust.org.uk
Wimpole Website
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www.wimpole.org
National Trust Main Site
:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Open
PARK: Dawn to dusk all year
HALL: 15 March - 2 November: Sat - Wed, BH Mons, Good Fri; August: Sat - Thurs; 16, 23 & 30 Nov: Sun. Times: 1300-1700 (BH Mons 1100-1700; closes after 1600 after 30 October)
HOME FARM & GARDENS: 15 March - 2 November Sat - Wed; 8 November - March 2009: Sat & Sun, BH Mons & Good Fri; plus Thurs in local school holidays Times: 15 March to 2 November: 10.30-1700; November to March 1100-1600.
RESTAURANT, SHOP & GALLERY: Open all year Sat - Wed 1100-1700
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Closed
Closed on Thurs & Fri except some Thurs in local school holidays and Good Friday.
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Admission charges
Hall only £8.40 adult, £4.70 child. Farm only £6.95 Adult; £4.70 child. Estate ticket for Hall and Farm £12.50 Adult; £6.80 Child; Family £33
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Discounts
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Description
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.
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Collections description
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.
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Key artists and exhibits
Sir John Soane; James Gibbs; Charles Bridgeman; Humphrey Repton; Sanderson Miller; Capability Brown.
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Articles
Get Your Digs During National Archaeology Week, July 12 - 20 2008
News In Brief - Week Ending June 15 2008
News In Brief - Week Ending April 27 2008
Remembrance Day 2007 - UK Museums Remember The Fallen
News In Brief - Week Ending June 24 2007
News In Brief - Week Ending March 18 2007
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Information point provided
Parking for coaches
Guided tours
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Collections
General guide to collections available
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Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Children's play area
Events and resources for children and families
Gardens open to public
Picnic area
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General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Gardens open to public
Licensed for weddings
Meeting room available
Picnic area
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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