Belton House (National Trust)

Belton House
Belton
Nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LS
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beltonhouse/

E-mail

belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01476 566116

Education

01476 577290

Fax

01476 579071

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Restoration country house with magnificent interiors, gardens and park. Built in 1685-88 for 'Young' Sir John Brownlow, Belton is undoubtedly one of the finest examples of Restoration country house architecture. The stunning interiors contain exceptionally fine plasterwork and wood-carving, as well as important collections of paintings, furniture, tapestries and silver. The grounds include 14 hectares (36 acres) of gardens, the Lakeside Walk, a magnificent landscaped park and the largest children's adventure playground in Lincolnshire.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home

 Admission charges

£6.80, child £3.40, family £16. Groups £5.20, child £2.60. Family – grounds only (available in August only): £12.50. ‘Hidden England’ passport scheme: with a stamped passport, one person can obtain free admission when a full price ticket is purchased from other properties in the ‘Hidden England’ group.

Discounts

  • National Trust
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Belton House
Belton
Nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LS
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beltonhouse/

E-mail

belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01476 566116

Education

01476 577290

Fax

01476 579071

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Personalities

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service

Belton House
Belton
Nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LS
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beltonhouse/

E-mail

belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01476 566116

Education

01476 577290

Fax

01476 579071

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

Historical Tour

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beltonhouse.htm

Explore the main rooms and compare Belton House to homes today.

How to obtain

Call 01476 566116 or email belton@nationaltrust.org.uk for more information.

Belton House
Belton
Nr Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LS
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-beltonhouse/

E-mail

belton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01476 566116

Education

01476 577290

Fax

01476 579071

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key stage 2 geography, 1 lesson

Knowledge and understanding of places

How do modern homes differ from 17th-century houses such as Belton House?

Key stage 2 geography, 1 lesson

Geographical enquiry and skills

Imagine you have been allocated one of the plots in the gardens that surround Belton House. Draw a map to show how you would cultivate the space so that it is sustainable.

Key stage 2 maths, 1 lesson

Ma3 Shape, space and measure

Draw a design based on the shapes and patterns found in the plasterwork and wood carving of the interior of Belton House.

Key stage 3 art & design, 1-2 lessons

2.2 Understand and evaluate

What are the main features of Restoration country house architecture as seen at Belton House? Choose another period of architecture that can be found in domestic design and compare them.

Key stage 3 maths, 1 lesson

3.3 Statistics

Draw a pie chart to show how the landscape of Belton House is divided. Show the Orangery, the Dutch gardens, the landscaped park and the Italian garden in your chart.