Holkham Hall is one of Britain's most majestic stately homes, situated in a deer park on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast.This classic 18th Century Palladian mansion is a living treasure house of artistic and architectural history.

Holkham is still very much a lived in, family home. Thomas Coke, the first Earl of Leicester, conceived the Palladian Hall as his vision of an Italian villa on the windswept north Norfolk coast. The present family have lived here continuously since the 1750s and take great pride in sharing the house and its treasures, the Deer Park and Holkham Beach, with visitors.

Holkham is still privately owned, and is the centre of a thriving 25,000-acre agricultural estate; which provides resources both to maintain the house, and to ensure that the social fabric of rural life remains intact.
Opening Times 2010
1 April - 31 October open on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays 12noon-4pm
Bygones Museum, History of Farming Exhibition, Gift Shop, Stables Café 1 April - 31 October open every day 10am-5pm


Admission Prices
Hall & Museum: Adult £11 Child £5.50 Family (2 adults & 2 children (5-16yrs) £27; Hall only: Adult £9 Child £4.50; Museum only: Adult £4 Child £2. 10% discount for groups of 20 or more

Directions:

Holkham is 2 miles west of Wells-next-the-Sea on the main A149, within easy reach of Norwich on the A1067, King's Lynn on the A148.

Sustainability:

By bus:
The Norfolk Coasthopper runs from King's Lynn and Hunstanton to Sheringham and has two stops at Holkham. The main bus stop is on the main road in Holkham village, next to the small post office. In the summer the service is surprisingly frequent and at peak season. The Hall is reached via Park Road, approximately a 3/4 mile walk away.

By bicycle:
Holkham Park is on National Cycle Route 1.
For more information see the Sustrans website: www.sustrans.org.uk
The estate welcomes visitors by bicycle. Secure bicycle racks can be found in the Pottery Yard next to the Stables restaurant and the Pottery shop.

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