Kelmash Hall & Gardens, Northampton

Kelmarsh Hall is an elegant, 18th century country house built in 1732 for William Hanbury, a famous antiquarian, by Francis Smith of Warwick, to a James Gibbs design. The hall is still today surrounded by a working estate, parkland and gardens.

Hanbury, in building the hall was making use of a fortune which had been supplemented by an advantageous marriage to a niece of Viscount Bateman.

Richard Christopher Naylor, a Liverpool banker, cotton trader and horse racing enthusiast purchased the estate in 1864 for its hunting potential. In 1902 George Granville Lancaster bought the estate. His son, Claude, inherited on his majority in 1924, and later passed to Claude's elder sister Cicely in 1977. She later established the Kelmarsh Trust to safeguard the estate's future after her death in 1996.

Renovation work in the gardens is restoring them to their 1930s state when society decorator Nancy Lancaster laid out the flower gardens with the help of designers Norah Lindsay and Geoffrey Jellicoe.

There is a tea room serving morning coffee, lunches and afternoon tea.

Opening Times

Opening times and date vary - please check the website.

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Ticket Prices

House or Croome Exhibition and Gardens
Adult £6
Concession £5.50
Child (5-14 years) £4

House, Croome Exhibition & Gardens
Adult £8.50
Concession £8
Child (5-14) £4.50

Gardens Only
Adult £5
Concessions £4.50
Child (5-14 years) £3.50

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Disabled Facilities

Parking for those with disabilities is on the drive in front of the Hall.
Access into the Visitor Centre (admissions, information & tea room) is via a door at
the front of the South Pavilion.
Toilet facilities are available.
There is partial wheelchair access to the gardens. Gravel paths do mean that a
companion is needed.

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More Information

Telephone: 01604 686543
Email: events@kelmarsh.com

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