Clifton Castle
Classical mansion with fine plaster detailing.
Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4AB
Built in 1802, Grade II* with ornate cornicing and finely proportioned rooms, Clifton Castle boasts possibly the finest staircase of its date in the county. House contents include important portraits, furniture, silver, china from 16th-19th century. Featured in Country Life magazine, where Giles Worsley described it as “having generous proportions and the quality of materials and of detail is very high, the standard of plasterwork is almost opulent”.
Tour of the principal rooms on the ground floor, including the hall, library, drawing room, dining room, sitting room. You’ll also have the chance to visit the beautiful gardens and grounds.
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Clifton Castle, Yorkshire
Clifton Castle, Yorkshire
Getting here
Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4AB
Front drive gates are next to a red telephone box on left hand side heading north; 2½ miles north of Masham on road to Richmond. Proceed down drive and house is on the left through gate at the foot of hill.
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