Beckside House
A rare example of a small, northern, gentry house with a well-preserved interior.
Barbon, via Carnforth, LA6 2LT
Facilities
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No parking
Beckside House in Cumbria is an interesting Grade II* Georgian house built in 1767 to the design of the architect/carpenter John Hird of Cartmel and inspired by the pattern books of Batty Langley. A rare example of a small northern gentry house, it has a well-preserved interior with original fittings and joinery, and contemporary garden with formal lawn, shrubbery, and beck-side walk. It has been owned by architectural historian John Martin Robinson since 1986.
The house is open by prior appointment from 1 to 28 August, the latter date being August Bank Holiday.
Parking in village street and short walk.
No charge, but contributions can be made to Ukraine Aid.
Open, 2025, by prior appointment, Easter and May Bank Holiday Mondays.
All of August.
Open by prior appointment only. Email johnmentmore@gmail.com for more information.
Getting here
Barbon, via Carnforth, LA6 2LT
A short walk from centre of Barbon.
Off Beckgate on north side of Barbon village , short walk down lane over stone bridge , and white gate on left . 3 miles north of Kirkby Lonsdale . In Yorkshire Dales National Park.
