Poulton Hall
An old Cheshire house on an ancient site with literary and television connections.
Poulton Lancelyn, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, CH63 9LN
Limited: 2 or 3 shallow steps up into house can be managed by wheelchairs. Only the ground floor accessible. Exterior tour is wheelchair accessible except for one building on the first floor. One disabled WC on site, but it is not in the house so takes a while to reach.
Poulton Hall is a 17th-century country house, but the site has been occupied by the same family for over 900 years.
The site has has interesting outbuildings, cobbled courtyards, curiosities, an 18th-century gentleman’s library in original condition, carillon, brewhouse, and walled gardens.
Recent film use has been for The Ipcress File with Tom Hollander, Longford with Jim Broadbent, and Hollyoaks. In earlier years the house was the setting for the television version of Alan Garner’s The Owl Service. It has also hosted C.S. Lewis and other literary figures, many of whom were friends of the late Roger Lancelyn Green (the present owner’s father).
Below the present house are cellars, some of which date from the previous house of c.1350, and these in turn are built from the stones from the “castle” which dates back to the earliest known records of the family in 1093.
The tour includes a brief history of the family and the present house, a one-hour tour of the interior and a one-hour tour of the grounds and outbuildings. By special request visits to areas not on the general tour, such as the cellars or the carillon may be made. These have narrow steps or ladder access.
TOUR DURATION
2½ hours
TOUR PRICE
£18.00 per person
REFRESHMENTS
Afternoon tea in the music room
RESTRICTIONS
No dogs in the house but can be left during the house tour and taken on the outbuildings tour.
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.
Our gardens will be open on April 16 & 17, May 28 & 29, and July 2 & 3, 2-5pm, cream teas etc, bookable on [ticketsource.co.uk]
We will also have “Winter Wonderland Walks” on December 3rd, 4th, 13th, 14th (this year) also bookable on [ticketsource.co.uk] Timeslots from 4pm-6pm.
Historic Houses tours that are scheduled will be listed below. If none are scheduled yet, please check back later, or find other tours you might enjoy on our tours listing page here.
Gardens entry £5, house tour (prebooked for 20) £10.
This house is not part of the Free for Members scheme, but is one of many houses on our website that we support to promote their tours, weddings, filming, and other commercial offerings. To see all the places you can visit as a Historic Houses member, please visit our ‘Free for Members’ listings page here. Or to find out more about how the membership scheme works and how it supports our work to protect independent heritage, visit our page here.
Groups are welcome and refreshments and cream teas can be provided.
Contact us to arrange:
07836-590875 / 0151-334-3000
Limited: 2 or 3 shallow steps up into house can be managed by wheelchairs. Only the ground floor accessible. Exterior tour is wheelchair accessible except for one building on the first floor. One disabled WC on site, but it is not in the house so takes a while to reach.
Getting here
Poulton Lancelyn, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, CH63 9LN
On the Wirral Peninsula between Bebington and Bromborough. 1.5m from M53 J4.
Postcode CH63 9LN. Some SatNavs may take you only halfway down Poulton Rd. From the start of Poulton Rd, the hall is 1 mile down and the entrance is at the junction of Poulton Rd and Poulton Hall Rd. Taller vehicles should go to the left of the wrought iron gates for 50yds and take the next entrance on the right (white gates).
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