Tropicana Nov-Dec 2017 #116 Celebrating the Classics

THE HOME
CASTLE HOWARD, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Situated in the heart of the picture-perfect Yorkshire
countryside fifteen miles to the north of the ancient city
of York, Castle Howard remains the private residence of
the Howard family, and has been so for the past threehundred
years. Construction of the stately home began
in 1699 for the Earl of Carlisle on the site of a ruined
castle. The building boasts an extravagant baroque design
with a central dome and two symmetrical wings, and the
estate is home to extensive parks and gardens as well as an
arboretum.
Several rooms are open to the public who wish to
take a tour of the house. The rooms on display are also
home to an extensive collection of priceless works of
art collected by the family over the last century. Visitors
may also take a look at the eighteenth century chapel
in the house’s west wing, a splendid room decorated in
the pre-Raphaelite style which Castle Howard is famous
for. Much of the estate’s grounds are open to the public
as well, and there are more than one-thousand acres
to explore, complete with dramatic natural landscapes
and splendid gardens dotted with pagodas, statues and
fountains.
The grounds of Castle Howard are open every day of
the year except for Christmas Day, though the house itself
is only open from late March until early November as well
as for a week just before Christmas. An adult ticket for the
house and grounds costs £14.
CASTLE HOWARD, NORTH YORKSHIRE
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