Name: Leighton Hall
Rating: 5.0

Leighton Hall

Leighton Hall, Carnforth, UK

1-90 Years

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Leighton Hall is a historic country house and long-standing family home of the Gillow family, set within beautiful gardens and parkland. With a history spanning almost 800 years, it offers a rich heritage experience combined with scenic outdoor spaces. It is a welcoming destination where visitors can explore history, nature and family-friendly attractions.

Visitors can enjoy guided tours of the hall with its famous Gillow furniture collection, explore the main and walled gardens, and take relaxing walks through woodland trails. Family attractions include the caterpillar maze, adventure playground, nature trails, insect hotel, bee corner and activity packs, while highlights also include birds of prey displays, craft activities and seasonal events. Additional features include a tearoom, gift shop, plant stall and opportunities for private events, celebrations and weddings in the gardens and hall.

Hall Tour & Gardens tickets cost £14.20 for adults, £8.75 for children and £45.75 for families, while Gardens-only tickets start from £8.75 for adults. Private hire for events is also available, with pricing depending on duration and group size.

Leighton Hall offers a perfect blend of history, nature and family-friendly fun. With its engaging tours, beautiful gardens and wide range of activities, it provides something for visitors of all ages. It is an ideal destination for a relaxing and enriching day out in the countryside.

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Features

A Rich Heritage: The ancestral home of the world-renowned Gillow furniture family, Leighton Hall is still lived in today and is no stuffy museum - there aren’t any roped off areas here! Our friendly and enthusiastic guides will be happy to share with you the magic of Leighton Hall's colourful heritage and unique personality.
The Main Garden: The garden offers plenty of tranquil space where you are welcome to stroll, relax and explore. For flower lovers, the borders are at their best from late Spring to early Autumn with informal herbaceous beds and an abundance of climbing roses.
The Walled Garden: Leading off the main lawn, the walled garden is full of surprises! Inspect the ornamental plot full of vegetables from humble leeks and carrots to the more exotic stems of globe artichokes.
Bee Corner: Look at the Wildflower border, planted especially to encourage bees and pollinators and situated alongside our Bee Corner, where you’ll find lots of information about these fascinating and vital creatures.
The Insect Hotel: Why not "check in" and see if you can discover who's staying at the Insect Hotel.
The Caterpillar Maze: This is a must for children who love running round the interlocking paths and seeing if they can get to the middle without cheating! Don’t worry, it’s a path maze, rather than a hedge maze, so they won’t get lost!
The Herb Garden Pavilion: The Herb Garden Pavilion provides a shady spot and seating where visitors can enjoy a quiet break in the peace of the Walled Garden, whilst it has also been licensed for Wedding and Civil Partnership ceremonies so that couples can tie the knot in this most idyllic of settings.
The Woodland Walk: A winding path leads out of the main garden and into the Woodland Walk. It’s a beautiful place for a stroll at any time of year and a wondrous space for children to explore.
Loads to See and Do: A Tree Face Trail sheet, nature trail notes and a brass rubbing crayon and paper are provided in the children’s activity packs, and they will also find helpful and informative interpretation boards along the way.
Adventure Playground: If they still have the energy, there is a playground to enjoy with a climbing wall, swings and a slide, before tucking into a well-deserved ice cream!
Fun For All The Family: Family friendly tours with extra activities for children, craft corner in the studio during the summer holidays, adventure playground, maze, mini beasts, brass rubbings and tree face trail in the woodland walk, plus a free activity pack for all children.
Dramatic Displays: Set against the backdrop of our wonderful rolling parkland, there can be few more exciting and dramatic experiences than to watch beautiful birds of prey swooping from the sky to collect treats. Birds are flown at 3:30pm every day in the summer season (weather permitting) by expert falconer, Lindsay Bevan of Northern Sky Falconry.

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Food & Drinks: Our traditional tearooms are open to day visitors between 2pm - 5pm during the main season. Choose from a delicious selection of homemade cakes, traybakes, cream scones and sandwiches, not forgetting coffee, tea and soft drinks.
Gift Shop: Have a browse in our Gift Shop for a memento of your visit to Leighton. As well as lots of locally sourced items and souvenirs, we have plenty of reasonably priced lines for children.
Plant Stall: The perfect place for green fingered visitors to find a souvenir plant of their visit that supports our pollinator friendly philosophy. We also sell a selection of seasonal vegetables hand pickled daily from our garden.

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Price: Paid

Price Details

Hall Tour & Gardens

Adult: £14.20
Child (5–12 yrs): £8.75
Senior Citizens & Students: £13.10
Registered Carer: £9.25
Family (2 adults & up to 3 children): £45.75

Gardens

Adult: £8.75
Child (5–12 yrs): £6.00
Family (2 adults & up to 3 children): £28.35

Pricing URL: https://www.leightonhall.co.uk/plan-your-visit/opening-times-and-prices

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: Yes

Birthday Party Details

Private Hire - The Hall

If you require larger numbers, a marquee can be attached to the back of the Hall, enclosing the access stairs from the Drawing Room, to hold up to 150 guests. Marquees are an additional cost, and a quote can be provided once the size requirements have been determined. All guests are welcome to take a breather in the gardens, woodland walk and enjoy the magnificent countryside views.

Leighton Hall itself provides the perfect venue for a range of other celebrations and activities, such as:

Family celebrations - Birthday parties / christenings
Private parties and dinners
Reunions and celebrations
Engagements and anniversaries parties
Community group gatherings
Charity nights and legacy events
Award dinner and dances

Hiring the Hall Facility Fee

Half day (9.00am to 12.30pm or 1.00pm to 4.30pm) - £1050 inc VAT / 3.5 hours at a rate of £250.00 + VAT per hour
Full day (9.00am to 5.00pm) - £2112.00 inc VAT / 8 hours at a rate of £220.00 + VAT per hour
Evening party (6.00pm to 12 midnight) - £1800.00 inc VAT / 6 hours at a rate of £250 + VAT per hour

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Address: Leighton Hall, Carnforth, UK

Post Code: LA5 9ST

Council: Lancaster

County: Lancashire

By Car: 10 minutes' drive from M6, exit 35. Leighton Hall is signposted with brown tourism signs from the M6 junction. If using Satnav, our postcode is LA5 9ST, however we strongly recommend that once you have reached the A6, you follow the brown tourism signs.
By Bus: Regular no. 51 bus routes from central Carnforth offer a 20 minute journey through the glorious Arnside and Silverdale AONB countryside, to Silverdale station, located next to Leighton Moss RSPB. From there you can access the footpath network.
By Train: Nearby Carnforth station has excellent national rail links. From there regular 5 minute train journeys take you to Silverdale station, a 1.5 mile (40 minute leisurely) stroll to us on excellent public footpaths, through well-known RSPB Leighton Moss and then onto the hall.