Please note: This house does not offer free entry to Historic House members.
For alternative options please see other opening options.
Overview
A sixteenth-century manor house built onto a fourteenth-century pele tower, Johnby Hall was bought by the Duke of Norfolk in 1783 and has remained in the Howard family ever since.
The house remains in many respects unchanged, though lovingly restored with some arts-and-crafts features by Great-Aunt Maud around 1900. The informal gardens include a 17th-century walled orchard and the interesting remains of an 18th-century water garden; free-range chickens, rare-breed pigs and red squirrels all roam within the grounds.
Henry and Anna and their young family are delighted to welcome guests for B&B and self-catering accommodation all year round.
Opening
Not generally open for visitors.
Appointment
Visits to the house and garden can be made by written appointment. Light refreshments can be provided.
To book please contact Henry and Anna Howard, Johnby Hall, Penrith CA11 0UU
Alternatively email bookings@johnbyhall.co.uk or call 017684 83257.
Find us
6m NW of Penrith (M6 junction 40), 1m north of Greystoke.
We are 1 mile from the Coast-to-Coast cycle route.
SatNav directions are generally unreliable.
- Offers bike storage
Accessibility
- Access statement available
- Guide dogs welcome
Group Visits
Visits to the house and garden can be made by written appointment. Light refreshments can be provided.
To book please contact Henry and Anna Howard, Johnby Hall, Penrith CA11 0UU
Alternatively email bookings@johnbyhall.com or call 017684 83257.
Please check the website for further information, admission times and details for our special events
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Accommodation
A sixteenth-century manor house built onto a fourteenth-century pele tower, Johnby Hall was bought by the Duke of Norfolk in 1783 and has remained in the Howard family ever since.
Henry and Anna and their young family are delighted to welcome guests for B&B and self-catering accommodation all year round.
Two delightful suites are available for bed and breakfast, one in a Jacobean wing, one in a garden cottage, each large enough for a family. Quiet nights; comfy beds; breakfast featuring their home-reared rare-breed bacon and eggs from their own free-range pigs and chickens and orchard, served in the Great Hall. Dogs and children of all ages welcome.

Kelly Cottage
‘Kelly’ is situated on the first floor of a seventeenth-century wing of the main house. It is a charming, self-contained suite, full of antique furniture and prints, and is accessed by its own garden entrance. Kelly contains a spacious bedroom, cosy sitting room and bathroom. Suitable for 2 adults or a small family.

The Studio
The Studio forms part of a 17th/18th-century cottage adjacent to the main house. This delightful conversion is split over two levels with a sitting room area on the ground floor and gallery bedroom on the upper floor. The sitting room contains an antique Moutrie boudoir grand piano. The Studio sleeps a family of 2 adults, 3 children.
Opening
Not generally open for visitors.
Appointment
Visits to the house and garden can be made by written appointment. Light refreshments can be provided.
To book please contact Henry and Anna Howard, Johnby Hall, Penrith CA11 0UU
Alternatively email bookings@johnbyhall.co.uk or call 017684 83257.
Find us
6m NW of Penrith (M6 junction 40), 1m north of Greystoke.
We are 1 mile from the Coast-to-Coast cycle route.
SatNav directions are generally unreliable.
- Offers bike storage
Accessibility
- Access statement available
- Guide dogs welcome
Group Visits
Visits to the house and garden can be made by written appointment. Light refreshments can be provided.
To book please contact Henry and Anna Howard, Johnby Hall, Penrith CA11 0UU
Alternatively email bookings@johnbyhall.com or call 017684 83257.
Other opening
School Visits
Johnby Hall welcomes requests from primary and secondary schools.