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Gainsborough Old Hall

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Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the most impressive and best preserved medieval manor houses in England.

Regularly described as a “hidden gem in Lincolnshire” this exciting visitor attraction offers a variety of events and exhibitions and an award – winning schools’ education programme. Owned by English Heritage the Hall is operated by Lincolnshire County Council.*

Gainsborough Old Hall is a large, late- medieval manor house built by the noble Burgh family around 1460. The house boasts an impressive Great Hall original medieval kitchen East and West ranges containing a myriad of rooms and a ghost corridor an original brick built tower Gainsborough Old Hall was not only the home of the Burgh family but also a demonstration of their wealth and importance. By 1596, however, the Burghs had fallen on hard times and the house was sold to the Hickman family. Although a number of "home improvements " have been made over the years it remains a “textbook of medieval architecture” (Simon Jenkins “England’s Thousand Best Homes”).

Famous visitors to the Old Hall inlcude Richard III, Henry VIII, John Wesley and the Mayflower Pilgrim.  Gainsborough Old Hall was given to the nation in 1970 by descendants of the Hickman family.

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Opening Times

October to March - Monday to Friday
10:00 - 17:00
October to March - Saturday and Sunday
11:00 - 17:00
November to February - Monday to Friday
10:00 - 16:00
November to February - Saturday and Sunday
11:00 - 16:00

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Telephone:
01522 782040
Email:
gainsborougholdhall@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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Location

Parnell Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2NB.

Facilities

  • Baby facilities
  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilet
  • Free wifi
  • Gift shop
  • Groups welcome
  • Guided tours
  • Hearing loop system
  • Restaurant / Cafe / Tea room
  • Toilets
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