Knebworth House

  

Set in 250 acres of rolling Hertfordshire countryside, Knebworth House is one of England's most colourful stately homes. It is remarkable for having been in the same family - the Lyttons - for more than 500 years and for its romantic exterior complete with turrets, domes and gargoyles, which conceals a red brick house dating from Tudor times. Knebworth achieved fame in Victorian times as the home of the novelist, playwright and politician Edward Bulwer Lytton. Other notable family members included Constance Lytton, the Suffragette and her father, Robert Lytton, the Viceroy of India who proclaimed Queen Victoria Empress of India at the Great Dehli Durbar of 1877. Visited by Queen Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill and many more.

The interior contains various styles including the magnificent Jacobean Banqueting Hall, a unique example of the 17th century change in fashion from traditional English to Italian Palladian. The high gothic State Drawing Room by John Crace contrasts with the Regency elegance of Mrs Bulwer-Lytton's bedroom and the 20th century designs of Sir Edward Lutyens in the Entrance Hall, Dining Parlour and Library.

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Prices

Adults: £10.50, Children: £10.00, Senior Citizens £10.00, Family Ticket (4): £37 includes

Group Rates (20 people minimum) during visitor opening times

Adults: £9.50, Children: £9, Senior Citizens £9.

For group rates outside visitor opening times please contact the Group Bookings Co-ordinator.

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