Historic houses · North East England
Crook Hall
In or near Durham.
Crook Hall — house in Durham, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Durham · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Crook Hall is located in County Durham, postcode DH1 5SZ, and is accessible via the nearest railway station, Durham, which is 0.5 km away. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Crook Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Durham, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.7825°, -1.5747°.
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Official information
Crook Hall is a historic 13th-century Grade I listed Medieval hall located in Durham City, surrounded by beautiful English themed gardens. Visitors can enjoy the serene atmosphere and partake in activities such as having a cream tea in the courtyard or by the log fire in the dining room.
From the Wikipedia article
Crook Hall is a Grade I listed house built in the 13th or 14th to 18th centuries, located in the Framwelgate area of the City of Durham. The oldest part is an open hall house dating from the 13th or 14th century, built in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It is the only known domestic open hall in County Durham. In the 17th century the hall was extended to form a Jacobean manor house; then in the 18th century a large brick Georgian house was appended to the 17th-century wing, making up a house of 11 bays in all. It is surrounded by English country style gardens, seen as among the best in the north of England.
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Background
History
The Manor of Sydgate was granted in 1217 to Aimery, son of the then Archdeacon of Durham, from whose family it passed to Peter del Croke, after whom it is named. From him, it passed to the Billingham family, who occupied the hall for some 300 years. In 1657, it passed to the Mickletons until it was bought in 1736 by the Hoppers of Shincliffe. Since then there has been a succession of different owners until it was bought in a semi-derelict condition by the Cassels in 1928. In 1995, the property was bought by Keith and Maggie Bell, who progressively opened the hall and gardens to the public, becoming a major wedding venue. Visitors from around the world came to wander around the gardens as…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7825, -1.5747
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- City of Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5SZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Nearest railway station
- Durham — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.crookhallgardens.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529795 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crook Hall, Durham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Crook Hall from the gardens.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crook Hall?
- Crook Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DH1 5SZ), in the parish of City of Durham.
- What is Crook Hall?
- Crook Hall — house in Durham, England, UK.
- How do I get to Crook Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH1 5SZ.
- Is Crook Hall a listed building?
- Crook Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Crook Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Durham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH1 5SZ.