![]() Refreshments, as ever, are readily available. ![]() ( Downton Abbey fans, you will be impressed!) It was so easy to get some idea of how the servants would have lived and worked right down from the little details of hanging the decanters upside down to using, what looked like, a terrifyingly awful range cooker! Incredibly well set out for the visitor, it just brings to life the difference between the English aristocrats and their servants at the time. It was very evident from here that hard toil and graft were the order of the day. The rooms I loved best, and that stuck in my mind well after I had left, were the kitchens below stairs. Understandably, all the books are behind metal grills but that doesn’t detract from the historical nature or beauty of the room. The oldest book in the room is a handwritten manuscript from the 1100s containing the Dialogues of Pope Gregory the Great. The Long Room, one of the many rooms you pass through, was built for indoor games (!) in bad weather, but more importantly now houses an historically important national book collection. It was beautiful.Īnd the house has some amazing treasures. Call the ranger on 01263 731 944 for more details.īefore going into the house, I took myself off for a lovely gentle walk (no hard walking here, just pick the length of walk you want) up towards the mausoleum which just appears, almost out of nowhere, and then back down to the lake and around the back of the house. It's open to all ages and abilities, from June, 7am-dusk. even fish in the most idyllic surroundings on the lake in front of the house.while away the hours having a picnic, or just amble around at your leisure.You can hire bicycles from the estate and more information on this can be found on the National Trust website. Dogs are very welcome in the park and the courtyard, but not in the house or the formal gardens. walk around the estate parkland with easy-to-follow colour coded signs.Acres of paths and woodlands for your pure enjoyment in whatever form that may take for you personally. The park and grounds at Blickling Hall are vast. The present house was designed in 1616, and was actually built on the ruins of the original site.ĭuring WWII it was used as the Officers Mess from nearby RAF Oulton and eventually passed into the hands of the National Trust, where it remains today. Legend has it that there are three ghosts who patrol the house and gardens here at Blickling, one being Anne Boleyn. It's believed that she was born here, but there are no official documents to back this up. Originally owned by Sir John Falstolf of Caister (who also built Caister Castle) from 1380-1459, it then changed hands to the Boleyn family, their most famous daughter being Anne Boleyn, one of the wives of Henry VIII. You can even hire it for your very own wedding! History of Blickling Hallįor those of you interested in the history of these magnificent houses, here is a brief outline. And in case you hadn’t guessed, this has to be my favourite Norfolk stately home! Although Sandringham House comes close!Īnd with such a beautiful backdrop, it holds numerous events and functions throughout the year.
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