Longstowe Hall
A country house with an Elizabethan core, later enlargement and formal gardens developed through successive family ownership.
Longstowe Hall est un château situé à Longstowe, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade II listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
Register entry — LONGSTOWE HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1164129. Recorded designation: Grade II listed building.
First listed: 1986-09-03. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1164129
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
- Elizabethan country house with later enlargement
- Royaume-Uni
- Longstowe
- East of England
- other
- 1986-09-03
Lecture éditoriale
The estate's history dates Anthony Cage's house to 1580 and identifies an E-shaped arrangement still legible in the central western bays. It also distinguishes nineteenth-century enlargement from the earlier residence.
Later Briscoe family work shaped the formal garden, including the rose garden, stone balustrade, clipped planting and double herbaceous border. Restoration has continued, making the landscape a maintained and evolving setting rather than an untouched historic scene.
Our editorial reading: the older core and later garden display offer different expressions of domestic ambition. Their relationship is best understood through successive building and planting campaigns.
Sources: https://longstowehall.co.uk/about/history/ and https://longstowehall.co.uk/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
The operator stated that the gardens had closed for the 2026 season when checked on 21 October. Consult the next public-opening calendar. Weddings, filming and private events do not establish general admission to the house.
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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