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Knebworth Knebworth, SG3 6PY |
Tel: +44 (0)1438 812661 Fax: +44 (0)1438 0811908 |
Owner: The Hon Henry Lytton Cobbold
Knebworth was probably first a Saxon settlement. The Domesday spelling in 1085 is ‘Chenepeworde’, meaning ‘village on the hill’, but another more romantic interpretation is ‘Cnebba’s camp’ suggesting that Knebworth was formerly the home of Cnebba, the fifth-century Saxon prince.
In about 1500, Sir Robert Lytton, who had purchased Knebworth from Sir Thomas Bourchier for £800 (Sir Robert fought with Henry VII at Bosworth and became Under Treasurer to the Household and a close confidant), began to build on to the fifteenth-century gatehouse a new four-sided house enclosing a central courtyard.
The house was described by Sir Henry Chauncy in 1700 as ‘a large pile of brick with a fair quadrangle in the middle of it, seated upon a dry hill, in a fair large park, stocked with the best deer in the country, excellent timber and well wooded and from thence you may behold a most lovely prospect to the East.’
However, it was transformed in 1843 by the famous novelist, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, into the gothic fantasy you see today, with turrets, griffins and gargoyles. Successive generations of the family up to the present have moulded the house to their own highly individual requirements, building, demolishing, redecorating but, fortunately, never entirely obliterating the taste of a predecessor.
Knebworth Barns Conference & Banqueting Centre
Knebworth Barns Conferencing and Banqueting Centre has received the "Best Venue" Award 6-times from the Corporate Hospitality & Event Association (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997).
Their award-winning on-site team undertakes the catering and event management at Knebworth with dedication and professional efficiency. Good quality food and wine, coupled with a high standard of product and service, and their renowned flexibility will ensure the success of any occasion.
Opening Times - 2010:
2nd - 18th Aprill, 29th May - 6th June, 3rd July - 31st August: daily
20th - 28th March, 24th April - 23rd May, 12th - 27th June, 4th - 26th September: weekends & Bank Holidays
Closed: 31st July - 3rd August.
Admission Prices - 2010:
House/Gardens/Park/Playground:
Adult - £10.50
Seniors - £10
Child (4-16yrs) - £10
Family Day Ticket (4 person) - £37
Group:
Adult - £9
There is partial disabled access, but there is no lift in the house
Gardens/park/playground:
Adults - £8
Child/Seniors - £8
Season Ticket - £38
Family Day Ticket (4 persons) - £28
Groups Welcome (minimum 20 people)
More information on this garden can be found on The Gardens Guide.
In about 1500, Sir Robert Lytton, who had purchased Knebworth from Sir Thomas Bourchier for £800 (Sir Robert fought with Henry VII at Bosworth and became Under Treasurer to the Household and a close confidant), began to build on to the fifteenth-century gatehouse a new four-sided house enclosing a central courtyard.
The house was described by Sir Henry Chauncy in 1700 as ‘a large pile of brick with a fair quadrangle in the middle of it, seated upon a dry hill, in a fair large park, stocked with the best deer in the country, excellent timber and well wooded and from thence you may behold a most lovely prospect to the East.’
However, it was transformed in 1843 by the famous novelist, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, into the gothic fantasy you see today, with turrets, griffins and gargoyles. Successive generations of the family up to the present have moulded the house to their own highly individual requirements, building, demolishing, redecorating but, fortunately, never entirely obliterating the taste of a predecessor.
Knebworth Barns Conference & Banqueting Centre
Knebworth Barns Conferencing and Banqueting Centre has received the "Best Venue" Award 6-times from the Corporate Hospitality & Event Association (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997).
Their award-winning on-site team undertakes the catering and event management at Knebworth with dedication and professional efficiency. Good quality food and wine, coupled with a high standard of product and service, and their renowned flexibility will ensure the success of any occasion.
Opening Times - 2010:
2nd - 18th Aprill, 29th May - 6th June, 3rd July - 31st August: daily
20th - 28th March, 24th April - 23rd May, 12th - 27th June, 4th - 26th September: weekends & Bank Holidays
Closed: 31st July - 3rd August.
Admission Prices - 2010:
House/Gardens/Park/Playground:
Adult - £10.50
Seniors - £10
Child (4-16yrs) - £10
Family Day Ticket (4 person) - £37
Group:
Adult - £9
There is partial disabled access, but there is no lift in the house
Gardens/park/playground:
Adults - £8
Child/Seniors - £8
Season Ticket - £38
Family Day Ticket (4 persons) - £28
Groups Welcome (minimum 20 people)
More information on this garden can be found on The Gardens Guide.
| Historic House | Parks | Gardens |
| Playgrounds | Weddings | Disabled Access |
| Education | Refreshments | Picnics |
| Guides | Haunted | Conferences |
| Filming | Gifts | Shop |
| Corporate/Hospitality/Functions | Parking | Mazes |
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Visitor Reviews Have you visited or been to an event at this place? If so, we'd love to hear your opinions.
Review by Diane Martin, 05/03/2006
A wonderful fun place for children, a fantastic place for all ages to see jousting, then there was Oasis, Robbie Williams, Wings, Phil Collins and many more top acts, Car shows, Craft Shows, Flower S...
Review by Knebworth fan, 05/02/2005
Very nice place, luxurious and very interesting guided tour of the house. Best to go in late spring and early summer.
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