Kirby Hall, (EH) - Deene

Car park for 20-50 cars; picnics welcome in grounds
Disabled parking 100m from entrance via difficult surfaces in car park disabled visitors may park near entrance, or can be set down just outside entrance. Hall: access via impacted gravel path from main gate whole ground floor easily accessible to wheelchair users Great west staircase is suitable for most ambulant disabled visitors (chair halfway) chairs available most rooms. Gardens: accessible via impacted gravel paths and smooth grass alternative entrance from forecourt to gain entry to garden seats available in inner court. Shop: small but access possible for one wheelchair with pusher.

The striking facade of Kirby Hall beckons visitors to a romantic and appealing structure. The gables, pinnacles and chimneys follow the Elizabethan style and wonderful carvings adorn the local Weldon stonework.
A walk through the handsome arched gateways to the inner courtyard conjures up the lavish lifestyle of that period.
Begun in 1570 for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke, the stone mason was thought to be Thomas Thorpe, though the designer is unknown. The estate passed to Sir Christopher Hatton, a favourite of Elizabeth I, who made