Holdenby House
A Northamptonshire house and gardens occupying part of a former Elizabethan palace, with surviving traces of a much larger royal and aristocratic setting.
Holdenby House est un château situé à Holdenby, England, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade II* listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
Register entry — HOLDENBY HOUSE. National Heritage List for England reference: 1067053. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1954-11-02. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067053
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Fiche
- Country house on a former palace site
- Royaume-Uni
- Holdenby
- East Midlands
- other
- 1954-11-02
Lecture éditoriale
Holdenby's official history dates Sir Christopher Hatton's palace to 1583. It subsequently became a royal property, and Charles I was held there for five months in 1647 after his defeat in the Civil War. The palace was later reduced to a single wing; that surviving part was adapted into the present house in the 1870s. The current building and the much larger Elizabethan palace should therefore be distinguished.
The gardens also preserve different periods of design. A garden planted by Rosemary Verey in 1980 used plants available in Hatton's time, while a working kitchen garden continues to supply produce and flowers. Earthworks and other landscape remains recall the earlier palace setting.
Sources: https://www.holdenby.com/house/history and https://www.holdenby.com/gardens (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
Our editorial view: read the surviving house together with the garden's historical traces. Consult the estate's current opening information; advertised garden open days do not by themselves confirm access to every house interior.
Localisation et visite
Confirmez les horaires, les conditions d’accès et les réservations auprès du lieu lui-même. Ces indications suivent la notice source.
Sources et crédits
Notice source : Wikidata
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Notice source : Wikimedia Commons
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