Cottesbrooke Hall
The much-loved family home of the Macdonald-Buchanan family with gardens developed over the last 100 years.
Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, NN6 8PF
Facilities
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Cafe / restaurant
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Easily accessible without car
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Free parking
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Parkland / open spaces
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Picnic area
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
Cottesbrooke Hall is a fine red brick and stone Queen Anne house, begun in 1702. It contains English and Continental furniture and porcelain, and a renowned picture collection – particularly of sporting and equestrian subjects.
In the tranquil Wild Garden, laid out around a stream, you can enjoy wild flowers, specimen acers, bamboos and gunneras. The more formal gardens surrounding the Hall are a series of individually planted ‘rooms’. There are pergolas, statues and rose borders, double herbaceous borders, pools and lily ponds and, on the south front, the formal parterre. The gardens run to 13 acres in total.
A number of distinguished designers have been involved in the development of the gardens: Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and Dame Sylvia Crowe in the middle of the 19th-century and more recently James Alexander Sinclair and Arne Maynard.
Please note: The information on the Historic Houses website is advisory, but please always check the website of the house or garden you intend to visit before travelling.
2024
1 May – 26 Sep
May & June: Wednesday & Thursday 2pm – 5:30pm
July, August & September: Thursday only 2pm – 5:30pm
Plus Bank Holiday Mondays (May – September)
10% Discount on displayed prices if you pre-book through the website
House & Gardens:
Adult – £16
Child (5-14 years) – £5
Concessions – £13.50
Gardens only:
Adult – £13.00
Child (5-14 years) – £4
Concessions – £11
Get in touch to arrange
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
Getting here
Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, NN6 8PF
Cottesbrooke is 10 miles north of Northampton near Creaton on the A5199. Brown sign from Junction 1 on the A14.
Train stations in Northampton, Market Harborough and Kettering – taxis available from each station to Cottesbrooke.
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