Holdenby House

Once Elizabethan England’s largest and most glittering house, Holdenby subsequently became the Palace and then the prison of King Charles I. Today the house incorporates a wing of the old Palace and is surrounded by stunning Grade I listed gardens, which have been replanted by Rosemary Verey and Rupert Golby. Holdenby Gardens and Icarus Falconry Centre are open every weekend from 17th April - 10th October (see their website for further details) and the House is open by appointment to groups and on special event days, specified on their website. Holdenby is also a magnificent and widely loved venue for weddings, events and corporate functions. Its Heritage Education Programme has won more awards than any other house in the country and it has appeared many times on TV, you may recognise it as Satis House In the BBC’s “Great Expectations“. Icarus Falconry Centre, located within the old walled garden of Holdenby House, has an impressive collection of birds of prey and offers experience days by appointment.