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Lyme Park was begun in the Tudor period but the present house was transformed by the architect Leoni into an ornate Italian palace in the 1720s. Within the house traces of the Elizabethan core remain, providing a contrast with Leoni's work. The showpiece staterooms are festooned with tapestries, a fine collectron of English clocks, and carvings by Grinling Gibbons. Yet the interior is a mix of styles. The Elizabethan long gallery has retained much of its original character, and the royal coat of arms stands over the fireplace in the drawing room. Some fine period furnishings are scattered throughout, though little remains to commemorate the Legh family, who owned the house from the 14th century to 1946. In the library are 3 ancient Greek tombstones brought here by archaeologist Thomas Legh in the 19th century.
Garden: Lyme Park features 17 acres of enjoyable Victorian gardens, including a sunken parterre, rose garden, ravine garden, and a conservatory designed by James Wyatt. The estate surrounding the Italianate house stretches to an enormous 1400 acres, with a deer park that existed in the medieval period, moorland, and park containing a hunting tower built in the 18th century. more details ...
Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK12 2NX

About Lyme Park
Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: on A6, 6 miles SE of Stockport
Website: Lyme Park
Email: lymepark@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01663 762 023
Fax: 01663 765 035
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OS SJ965 824
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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Broadcarr Barn - 2 miles from Lyme Park Kettleshulme, Derbyshire Sleeps: 6 Stay from: £300

The Barn - 6.7 miles from Lyme Park Charlesworth, Derbyshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £395

The Garden Flat - 8.2 miles from Lyme Park Glossop, Derbyshire Sleeps: 2 Stay from: £190

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Best Western Moorside Grange Hotel & Spa - 1.2 miles from Lyme Park Disley, Cheshire Stay from: £49.00

Shrigley Hall Hotel - A Paramount Signature Hotel - 2.1 miles from Lyme Park Macclesfield, Cheshire Stay from: £72.00

Hollin Hall - 3.7 miles from Lyme Park Bollington, Merseyside Stay from: £50.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Harrop Fold Farm - 2.7 miles from Lyme Park Macclesfield, Cheshire From: £110.00

The Church House Inn - 3.2 miles from Lyme Park Macclesfield, Cheshire From: £35.00

Pack Horse Inn - 3.7 miles from Lyme Park High Peak, Derbyshire From: £50.00

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Macclesfield
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Fax: 01625 504 116
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