Lytham Hall

Ballam Road, Lytham, Lancashire, FY8 4JX, England
1-90 Years
Paid

Description

Lytham Hall is the finest Georgian house in Lancashire, set within 78 acres of historic parkland. Once the ancestral home of the Clifton family for over four centuries, this Grade I listed mansion dates back to the 12th century when the site housed a Benedictine priory. Today, it stands as a beautifully preserved heritage attraction offering history, architecture and peaceful countryside walks. 

Visitors can explore the Georgian Hall on a self-guided tour, discovering elegant rooms such as the Gold Room, Morning Room, Billiard Room and beautifully restored bedrooms, each filled with original features, fine plasterwork and historic furnishings. Outside, the parkland includes woodland trails, a lake, kitchen gardens, a 19th-century dovecote and the impressive Redwoods National Collection. The Fylde Gallery hosts changing art exhibitions, and seasonal highlights like the Snowdrop Walks attract many visitors. 

Admission costs £11.00 for adults and £5.50 for children, with Gift Aid prices at £12.10 for adults and £6.05 for children. Ground floor/carer tickets are £5.50 or £6.05 with Gift Aid. Parking charges apply separately, starting from £1.50 for up to two hours and rising to £3.50 for up to six hours. Private hire of the Georgian Dining Room for special occasions is available for £2000, including a four-course dinner with drinks. 

With its elegant Georgian architecture, fascinating family history and beautiful landscaped grounds, Lytham Hall offers a rich cultural experience. Whether you’re touring the historic rooms, enjoying a woodland walk or relaxing in the café, it’s a wonderful day out in Lancashire.

Features

  • Paid
  • Host birthday parties: Yes

Features

  • The Georgian Hall: Lytham Hall has a colourful past and an interesting history dating back to the 12th century. You will be able to enjoy the historic Hall on a self guided basis. There are information points in every room along with Room Stewards who can answer any questions about the Hall or the Clifton family.
  • North Entrance Hall​: The North Entrance was generally used by the family on a day to day basis, leaving the Main Front Entrance for welcoming distinguished guests. The huge oil painting depicts Cardinal Wolsey on his visit to Leicester Abbey. This large work of art was painted by Richard Westall. Other paintings include Eleanora Clifton painted by Charles Jarvis - circa 1696, and the Edwardian painting of Squire John Talbot Clifton by Frank Copnall.
  • Main Entrance Hall​: The intricate plasterwork here is the work of Guiseppe Cortese, one of he Italian master craftsmen known as stuccatori. He brought his family over from Italy and worked for John Carr for the rest of his life. The four corners of the ceiling are basso relief panels with cameos of Thomas Clifton the house builder and his wife Lady Jane Bertie.
  • Morning Room​: This room was used as the family sitting-room. Family rooms were usually on the north and east sides, with the formal rooms on the south and west to take advantage of brighter light. The fireplace, as those in all of the main rooms, was probably designed and made by Daniel Shillito of Wakefield, a craftsman often used by John Carr.
  • Gold Room​: This room was used for formal entertaining. The Cliftons would entertain their special guests in sheer opulence. The chimney glass and pier glass frames along with the console tables are original designs by Gillows of Lancaster. These date around the 1790s, when the Gold Room was re-modelled. The narrow hand-painted wallpaper panels also date from that period. 
  • The Gillow Room​: Like the Gold Room, the dining room was the subject of re-modelling in the 1790s, but here the change was more radical, as the semi-circular apse containing the servery was added, being converted from a previous corridor. The servery was designed and made by Gillows of Lancaster, but whilst the original slender legs were retained at the back, the front ones were replaced by Gillows a few years later in a much heavier, more ornate style.  
  • Staircase Hall​: In early 18th century houses, the grandest rooms were on the first floor, the piano nobile, accessed either by an external staircase, or by an appropriately grand internal staircase, whilst the service rooms were on the ground floor. The wooden cantilever staircase is supported solely by the weight of the outer walls.
  • Billiard Room​: This room was an extension, designed and built in the 1880s by John Talbot Clifton,  at a time when billiards was becoming popular, and is designed in the Arts and Crafts style of the time. The stained glass windows were put in to conceal the servants in the courtyard below. The table was made in oak by Burroughes & Watts.
  • Chinese Bedroom​: Upon becoming Squire in 1832, Thomas Joseph Clifton (1788-1851) went on a spending spree purchasing and commissioning many new items of furniture and décor. Records in the Hall’s archives list the inventory of items—including a black ebonised bed with gold detail, numerous large pieces of oriental pottery and colourful fabrics. 
  • Main Bedroom​: This was John Talbot and Violet Clifton's bedroom from 1908. The furnishings are typically late Victorian and Edwardian which represents the style of John & Violet's younger years. The embroidered headboard is in the style of Jacobean Crewel work. The patchwork quilt is made of cross-stitch panels designed and created by pupils at Hall Park Primary School in 1990.    
  • Hetty Clifton's Bedroom: Hetty was the daughter of Pellegrine Treves, Post Master General of Calcutta. Hetty married Squire Thomas Joseph Clifton (1788-1851). This was Hetty Clifton’s favourite room at Lytham Hall. She spoke of the four windows letting in lots of natural light without the direct sunlight. She also referred to the room being blue and how it was her favourite colour. 
  • Violet'S Dining Room​: Once used as a bedroom, Violet transformed this room into her private dining room. It is close to the back stairs which lead to the kitchen. Violet Clifton was the last person to live here at Lytham Hall. Her eldest son inherited after her husband's death in 1928. He squandered the family wealth and spent most of his time in London.  
  • Violet Clifton's Boudoir: This room was originally the master bedroom of the house. Violet Clifton turned it into her personal apartment, even sleeping in the left hand closet and transforming a bedroom across the landing into her private dining room. In John Carr's plan this was the master bedroom of the house, with the bed situated between the pillars which then formed the bed chamber. 
  • Georgian bedroom​: Thomas Clifton commissioned John Carr of York in 1752 to design him a palladian mansion fit for a wealthy Squire. At the time, George II was on the throne, but by the time the house was finished in 1764, George III had replaced his father as Monarch, along with his wife Queen Charlotte. This bedroom is dressed typically of the period and its understated elegance.
  • Panelled Room: The larger panelled room is a strange feature in a grand Georgian mansion. The  panels date back to at least the Jacobean times and were probably part of the original Lytham Hall. Did Thomas Clifton want to save a small part of the old family seat before he demolished most of it? Who knows. This bedroom was the preferred choice of the Duke of Norfolk when he stayed at the Hall. He was very friendly with John Talbot  and Violet. 
  • The Parkland: There are 78 acres of historic woodlands, incorporating the new Parterre and South Prospect Gardens, the Lake and Curtains Pond. Over 4 km of paths have been recently created to further your enjoyment of the grounds. See the Mount (the highest point in Lytham) the 19th Century Dovecote, or take a wander around the Kitchen Gardens.
  • Redwoods Collection: We are absolutely thrilled to announce that after passing through a rigorous two stage application process we have been awarded National Collection status by Plant Heritage for both our collection of Giant Redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum & cultivars) as well as our collection of Coastal Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens & cultivars).
  • Snowdrop Walks : Come and enjoy the Snowdrop Trail in February - take a stroll through the parkland and marvel at the vast displays of snowdrops. The tea room/cafe is open to warm you up with a hot drink, a light bite or a hearty meal and you can purchase snowdrops from the Garden Hub near the Courtyard.  
  • Fylde Gallery: The Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall has been funded by and is managed by Fylde Council. The Fylde Gallery at Lytham Hall contains a year round changing programme of curated exhibitions of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection and there will also be visiting collections from time to time. It is free to visit, with donations very welcome to re invest into the art collection.

Facilities

  • Accommodation: Lytham Hall Gate House is a quirky, one-bedroom property set at the entrance to the Grade 1 listed Lytham Hall. This unique abode is set across two buildings separated by the park gate, with the living area at one side and the bedroom at the other, appealing to couples looking to stay in this delightful part of upmarket Lancashire.
  • Parking: Parking available. 
  • Food & Drinks: Come and enjoy all that Lytham Hall Cafe has to offer. Wherever possible we use locally sourced ingredients in our delicious homemade food. Our Kitchen Garden provides seasonal salad and vegetables year round. There is also a Specials board which changes daily. 
  • Toilets: The visitors' toilets are located in the West Wing by the Cafe, and in the Courtyard at the rear of the Hall. 

Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Admission

  • Adults: £11.00 
  • Child: £5.50
  • Ground Floor/Carers: £5.50

With Gift Aid Admission

  • Adults £12.10 
  • Child: £6.05
  • Ground Floor/Carers: £6.05

Pricing URL: https://www.lythamhall.org.uk/opening-times-charges-1

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Hire

  • You can hire the fine Georgian Dining Room with its splendid alcove servery by Gillow of Lancaster, where you will be surrounded by paintings of the Clifton Family.
  • For up to twenty people, you can dine like the aristocracy for an inclusive price of £2000, which includes a four course dinner with bubbly on arrival. Private hire is from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
  • Our dedicated Hospitality team have decades of experience to make sure your event (whether a birthday, christening, funeral, anniversary, or just a gathering of friends) runs smoothly.
  • Parkland Only: 10:00 am till 4:30 pm. 
  • Georgian Hall: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 12.00pm till 4.00pm (Last entry 3pm) 

Address: Ballam Road, Lytham, Lancashire, FY8 4JX, England

Post Code: FY8 4JX

Council: Fylde

County: Lancashire

Our new 'Pay and Display' parking scheme is now in place. The old Sunday gate charges have now been phased out and replaced with this new system. Only on the occasional special event days and ticketed events will there be additional charges. Charges apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except when attending an evening concert or function. Charges apply to all vehicles. Please pay at the parking terminal located in the Stable and Woods Car Parks. 

  • Up to 2 hrs - £1.50
  • Up to 3 hrs - £2.00
  • Up to 4 hrs - £2.50
  • Up to 5 hrs - £3.00
  • Up to 6 hrs - £3.50

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