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Burton Constable

Burton Constable
Skirlaugh
Hull

HU11 4LN

tel: 01964 562400
fax: 01964 563229

Area: Yorkshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.burtonconstable.com -- email: helendewson {at} btconnect.com

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Burton Constable
Yorkshire
All details updated* as of: 08/02/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Easter Sat - 28th Oct; Sat - Thurs; 12.30pm - 5.00pm.
Christmas Opening: Sat 20th Nov - Sun 5th Dec; 12.30pm - 5pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Hall open 1pm - 4pm. Last admissions 3pm.
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £6; Child £3; Over 60s £5.50 family £14.50;
Grounds & Stables only. Adult £2.50; Child £1.25
Group visits £5pp

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade: II

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: 'Capability' Brown

Around the house there are gardens with statues, an Orangery, stable block and wildfowl lakes set in 300 acres of parkland landscaped by 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century.

The historic parkland surrounding the hall is to be restored to its former glory by virtue of funding provided by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.

History of Garden

Story of the Burton Constable Sperm Whale.
"...at a place in Yorkshire, England, Burton Constable by name, a certain Sir Clifford Constable has in his possession the skeleton of a Sperm Whale...Sir Clifford's whale has been articulated throughout; so that like a great chest of draws, you can open and shut him, in all his long cavities - spread out his ribs like a gigantic fan - swing all day upon his lower jaw. Locks are to be put upon some of his trap doors and shutters; and a footman will show round future visitors with a bunch of keys at his side. Sir Clifford thinks of charging twopence for a peep at the whispering gallery in the spinal column; threepence to hear the echo in the hollow of his cerebellum; and sixpence for the unrivalled view from his forehead."

It came to the attention of Herman Melville, who published his masterpiece Moby Dick in 1851.

Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Constable Arms, Sproatley
Railway Inn, New Ellerby

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Beverley
Hull

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The garden information above was last updated on 08/02/2010

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