Boughton House

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#BC6503" ALINK="#BD0000" VLINK="#1E4659" onload="defaultStatus='Welcome to Boughton House Internet Site'"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=400> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="../graphics/TitleBH.gif" ALT="Boughton House" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=92 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="../graphics/aerialbh.jpg" ALT="Picture of Boughton House" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=156 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="../graphics/Versailles.gif" ALT="The English Versailles" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=31 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#000000">Northamptonshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry </FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#000000">(Montagu Douglas Scott) <br>  </FONT> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <hr> </div> <p><strong>Boughton House</strong> is open for general visitors, 7 days a week, August 1st - September 1st from 2.00pm to 5.00pm with last entry at 4.00pm.<br> Educational groups are welcome by prior appointment throughout the year. For Group rates - please contact the Trust Office or navigate to House Group Visit Information on the Visiting Information page.</p> <p><a href="http://www.boughtonestate.com" target="_top"><img src="../graphics/bulletsm.gif" width=20 height=10 border=0 align=top alt="">Boughton Estate</a><br> </p> </div> </div> <font size="+1" color="#000000"> <hr> </font></CENTER> <p>A rare portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a young princess is receiving considerable interest by historians and the media alike. Its importance was highlighted on a visit by historians Alison Weir and Tracy Borman and more information can be found in the June issue of BBC History Magazine.</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7421051.stm" target="_blank"><img src="../graphics/bulletsm.gif" width=20 height=10 border=0 align=top alt="">BBC news article about the portrait (opens new window)</a></p> <p><img src="../graphics/HenryVIII%26family.jpg" alt="" height="216" width="402" border="0"></p> <hr> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <center> <p></p> </center> <P><B>Welcome to the Boughton House Internet Site.</B></P> </CENTER> <P>This site uses <B>'Frames'</B>, yet you are viewing this site with a browser that cannot accomodate Frames!</P> <P>If you wish to access the rest of this site and have a look at Boughton House then you will need to download a browser which accepts 'Frames'.</P> <table border=0 width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> <hr> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <a title="Sandford Award Winner 2008" href="http://www.heritageeducationtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img src="../graphics/sa_blue_box_winner.gif" alt="Sandford Award Winner 2008" width=100 height=146 border=0 align=top></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> <a href="enjoyengland.htm"><img src="../graphics/enjoyengland_vaqas_logo.gif" alt="Enjoy England quality assured visitor attraction" height="140" width="100" border="0"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <p></p> <p><img src="../graphics/lotc_logo.gif" alt="Council for Learning Outside the Classroom" height="133" width="223" border="0"></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <center></center> </td> </tr> </table> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font size="-1"> </font> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=400> <TR> <TD> <P></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">This site is updated on a regular basis and was last updated : </FONT>April<font size="-1"> 2009</font></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> </CENTER> </BODY>