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Lyme Park

Description: NATIONAL TRUST / TUDOR HOUSE / PUBLIC GARDEN. Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 2NX. Tel: +44 (0)1663 762 ... more

Lyme Park ... 023/766 492 Fax: +44 (0)1663 765 035 Email mlykfr@smtp.ntrust.org.uk OPEN: THE PARK: daily 8am-dusk THE GARDENS: daily 11am-5pm (April-Oct

Newest Review: ... them, they died out. Now Highland cattle graze on the surrounding moorland. Lyme Park has been used for several television programmes, including ‘Pemberley’ in the BBC’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. As well as the gardens and house, Lyme also has several other attractions, which are worth a visit, including the Paddock Cottage, a hunting lodge ... more

... that dates back to the 17th century and The Cage, an early 18th century hunting tower mentioned earlier, which was build to replace an earlier sixteenth century building which used to be on the site. The Cage was used for watching the hunt and for ...more

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Lyme Park - A Touch of the Austens (807 words)
by - written on 30/11/01 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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Lyme Park, a National Trust managed property, is situated approximately 6 miles from Stockport, Cheshire. For five hundred and fifty years, Lyme Park was the countryseat of the Legh family. At first glance Lyme Park appears to be complete from the outside, when you get into the building you find that the interior betrays its age, and parts of the Elizabethan structure, which were built by Sir Piers VII can be seen. Once this has been ascertained, it is well worth taking a second look at the outside, for instance, the north front, which is the original entrance, still has the Renaissance portico with four tiers of columns following the classical orders ... Read the complete review