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Facilities & Attractions
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HOUSE WITH SUPERB ART TREASURES AND INCOMPARABLE ARMOURY |
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DESIGNED LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROJECT The Park is listed Grade one in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest and includes a great spread of lawns, lakes, waterways, woods and avenues of trees, some of which are nearly 290 years old. |
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| TEA ROOM - Part of the former Stable Block has been converted into a Tearoom, offering a wide choice of Home Made Fayre - Lunches, Cakes and Light Refreshments. |
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| GIFT SHOP - The new gift shop in the former stable block has a selection of quality gifts, books, postcards, souvenirs and offers the opportunity to visit our website. |
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| GARDENS AND PLANT CENTRE - Although the majority of the formal gardens have been lost over the last 300 years, visitors can enjoy the attractive Kitchen garden with its herbaceous border. A selection of plants for sale can be found in the gift shop. The walled kitchen garden includes a newly created sensory garden. |
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ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND - Following an inspection and written report by ROSPA, the Playarea was closed and removed at substantial cost to the Living Landscape Trust. The paramount concern must be the continued safety of our visitors, large and small and consequently we consider that we have made the right decision but of course regret any inconvenience this may cause. |
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DISABLED FACILITIES - Boughton welcomes disabled visitors, for whom extensive and special provision has been made and from whom no entrance charge is levied. |
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AMPLE CAR AND COACH PARKING |
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EDUCATIONAL SERVICE - Thoughout the year, Living Landscape Trust provides facilities for educational visits from pre-booked groups of all ages, to study aspects of the day to day activities on the traditional, but modern run, Boughton Estate, together with the Heritage and Fine Art Collection of Boughton House. (Winner of the Sandford Award for Excellence in Heritage Education in 1988, 1993 & 1998) |
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In 1994 Boughton House received the SILVER AWARD in the first ever Historic Houses Association Awards. The Criteria for the award are: "The house which best preserves its character, its authenticity and integrity in terms of architecture, furniture and contents, but which, most importantly, remains a lived-in family home with all the atmosphere and appeal that implies". |
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Today the Estate is renowned as a model of enlightened rural land management. Public access to the Boughton Estate is now administered by the Living Landscape Trust, set up by the 9th Duke of Buccleuch and the then Earl of Dalkeith (now the 10th Duke of Buccleuch) in 1986 and representing a continuity of their commitment to conserve the British countryside. The Trust aims to provide information about the countryside, the necessary work that goes on there, and its conservation, to a public that is becoming ever more aware of environmental issues and dangers. This work continues the traditions of a rural estate - under on family's stewardship for almost 500 years - in preserving its identity as part of the national heritage whilst demonstrating its operation to a wider audience. |
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More information about the restoration of the Boughton designed landscape
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