Looking to work off a Christmas lunch, or for the perfect spot for a new year stroll? Plenty of landscapes designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown are open over the festive season for visitors to explore.
The list below is made up of sites where the landscapes are accessible between 21 December 2016 and 3 January 2017. For exact details of what’s open when, and any admission charges, please see the individual site’s website.
With around 250 Capability Brown landscapes in England and Wales, the Festival team may well have missed some! Why not use our interactive map to find your nearest Brown landscape?
North East
Kirkharle Courtyard (Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day)
Wallington (House, Cafe and Shop closed 24th, 25th and 26th December)
Gibside (closed 24-25 December)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Temple Newsam (Closed: 25, 26, 27 Dec 2016 / 1 & 2 Jan 2017)
Wentworth Castle Gardens (closed 24 - 26 December and 1 January). The Farm Shop and Farm Shop Cafe are open on 24 December.
East Midlands
Chatsworth (not 24, 25, 26 Dec or 1 Jan)
West Midlands
Weston Park – (open 26-31 December)
Trentham (closed 25 December)
Charlecote (closed 24-25 December)
Warwick Castle (closed 25 December)
Berrington Hall (closed 21-27 December)
Croome (closed 24-25 December)
East of England
Wimpole (closed 25 December)
Audley End (open 27 December – 31 December)
Wrest Park (open 27 December and 2-3 January)
Greater London
South East
Stowe (closed 25 December)
Sheffield Park and Garden (closed 25 December)
Blenheim (closed 25 December)
Claremont Landscape Garden (closed 24 and 25 December)
Hampton Court Palace (closed 24-26 December)
Petworth (closed 24 and 25 December)
South West
Longleat (closed 25 December)
Wales
Dinefwr (closed 24-25 December)
