Kiplin Hall & Gardens
Standing by the River Swale in the Vale of Mowbray, a Jacobean house known for its collection of kitchenalia.
Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6AT
Facilities
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Accessible loos
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Accessible parking
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Bike storage facilities
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Cafe / restaurant
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Facilities for children
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Free parking
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Parkland / open spaces
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Pet friendly
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Picnic area
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Shop
- Access statement available
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
Kiplin Hall is the delightful Jacobean country seat of George Calvert, founder of Maryland and 1st Lord Baltimore.
The award-winning Hall is now shown as a comfortable Victorian home, with centuries of the belongings of its previous owners.
The collections contain furniture from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and numerous family portraits and paintings by artists such as Joachim Beuckelaer, Luca Carlevarijs, Angelica Kauffman, Lady Waterford and G.F. Watts. There are also many Arts and Crafts pieces.
Visitors are fascinated by the surviving WW2 Kitchen and Bathroom, when the RAF requisitioned the house and estate.
Restoration of the gardens began in 2007, with new areas added each year – Rose, White, Sensory and Bog Gardens, herbaceous and hot borders.
There are woodland and lakeside walks, parkland, children’s play ship, natural play area, and garden games.
New for 2025 – Welcome Centre – including tea room, gift shop and ticket office. Celebratory 400th Anniversary programme.
Please note: The information on the Historic Houses website is advisory, but please always check the website of the house or garden you intend to visit before travelling.
Open 6 days a week, closed on Thursdays. Until 6th November 2024.
Tea Room eat in and take away available. Seasonal service times maybe in effect.
Hall opens at 11am (last admission 4pm)
Visitors do not need to book, but may purchase tickets in advance, online. Tickets are available to buy in person on arrival.
Historic Houses members are treated as ticket holders. They do not need to purchase tickets in advance, but will still need to show their card on arrival as normal.
2025
Friday 7th February – Thursday 27th November, open 6 days a week, closed on Thursdays.
Open 10am – 5pm. Some parts of the attraction may open slightly later or close slightly earlier due to seasonal changes/operation reasons.
Historic Houses members visit free on normal open days. Historic Houses members are treated as ticket holders. They do not need to purchase tickets in advance, but will still need to show their card on arrival as normal.
Hall and Gardens Day Tickets
Adult: £11.80
Concession: £10.45
Child: £6.30
Small Family: £18.60
Large Family:£32.25
Annual Tickets
Adult: £23.00
Concession: £20.00
Child: £12.00
Small Family: £36.00
Large Family: £60.00
Explore the house with one of our expert guides. Learn about the founding of Maryland, the history of the four families, related by blood or marriage, who owned Kiplin Hall, and some Royal connections.
The house is furnished as a Victorian home with an eclectic mix of furniture, paintings and personal possessions that belonged to the families who lived here. The rooms are not roped off and many people comment on the homely feel of the house.
Please call Evie on 01748 818178 for help with your group booking.
As they come into Kiplin Hall, children enter an environment that may be strange and new to them, leaving behind the familiarity of modern life to experience different periods of history. Taking pupils from the classroom to a historic site stimulates pupils’ minds and opens new perspectives on the subjects they are studying at school.
Each programme lasts 2 hours. Children are introduced to the Hall and its history in the Library, and are briefed on the timetable for their visit. Classes split into two or three groups, depending on the programme they are following. The groups circulate around the house and/or grounds, working with an Education Volunteer for two or three activity sessions.
The extensive gardens and grounds can be part of a school visit to the Hall, or may be used for stand-alone, out-of-school educational activities.
Our Education Volunteers are retired teachers or have worked in an educational role.
Contact us for more information:
01748 818178
- Access statement available
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
Getting here
Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6AT
The main visitor entrance is at ///swooning.hats.zest. What does this mean?
Midway between Richmond and Northallerton, 5 miles east of the A1(M), on the B6271 Scorton – Northallerton road.
Train to Northallerton, then check timetable for no. 55 bus between Richmond and Northallerton or catch a taxi from outside.
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