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Hampton Court - photo gallery |
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Enjoy
these pictures from inside Hampton Court, a stately home near Leominster
in Herefordshire. |
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Hampton
Court in Herefordshire is normally closed to the public, but has now
begun tours of the 15th century castle.
In recent years these rooms have undergone complete refurbishment
under the current owners the Van Kampen family.
You can enjoy a sneak preview by looking at our pictures from inside.
Click on the thumbnail to see a bigger image.
The tours begin at the Victorian panelled dining room and take in
the well-stocked, south-facing Library and the large ballroom with
views across the lawns to the meadow and woodland beyond.
In the stair hall and the Cloisters, visitors come face to face with
ranks of suits of armour, antelope heads and a stuffed lion before
moving into the dramatic Coningsby Hall with its huge fireplace, finally
emerging in the private, central courtyard with its formal clipped
yews.
To enhance the period atmosphere, visitors will be serenaded by the
Nonimus Minstrels, 'masked minstrels from an age of romance and adventure',
performing songs from across the centuries on whistles, reeds, strings
and a battery of percussion.
Other highlights include demonstrations of hawks in flight as well
as opportunities to handle the birds, popular Herefordshire storyteller
Austin Keenan, summer garland-making workshops and a labyrinth cut
into long grass on the lawns. |
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