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Benthall Hall
A family home for 500 years
Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5RX
Important notice
Benthall Hall and garden reopen on Saturday 10 February 2024. The car park and countryside walks are open every day.
Opening times for 10 December 2023
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Ticket type Gift aid Standard All day parking for non members £3.00 Admission to house and garden for non-members
Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £8.50 Child £4.25 Family £21.25 1 adult family £12.75 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Book shop
Kiosk
Takeaway refreshments, including hot and cold drinks, snacks and cakes are available from the Shepherd's Shed in the car park.
Car park
Toilet
Available for visitors to the Hall & Garden
Dogs
Dogs are welcome in our woodland and countryside. Please keep under control and on a lead when cattle and sheep are grazing. Assistance dogs only in house and gardens.
Gentle slopes in the garden. Accessible toilet available. Steep slopes and uneven ground on woodland walk.
Accessible toilet
Designated parking
Accessible parking spaces available
By road
1 mile north-west of Broseley (B4375), 4 miles north-east of Much Wenlock, 1 mile south-west of Ironbridge (B4373)
Parking: Free for NT members, £2 credit/debit card payment for non-members, 100 yards. Space for one coach
Sat Nav: We would recommend following the SatNav to either Much Wenlock or Broseley and follow the brown signs for the property to avoid narrow roads.
By train
Telford Central 7½ miles. Taxis available from the station.
By bus
Arriva services Telford to Much Wenlock on route 18. For up to date time table visit www.arrivabus.co.uk/midlands/services/18---telford-to-much-wenlock/
By bicycle
Planning your visit
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Visiting Benthall with your dog
Benthall Hall is a one pawprint rated place. Discover countryside walks surrounding Bentham Hall in Shropshire for you and your dog. Here’s everything you need to know to plan your visit.
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Benthall Hall orienteering trail
Follow the orienteering trail around the woods and park to find all the control points.
Highlights
Manor
A 16th-century mullioned manor house. Home to the Benthall family for 500 years.
Church
A Restoration church built in 1667, after the English Civil War, during which time the original medieval church burned down.
Garden
A 19th-century garden planted by Botanist George Maw, featuring an extensive collection of crocuses.
Park and woodland
Waymarked walks through the park and woodland, with views and footpaths to the Ironbridge Gorge.
Spotlight events
Events at Benthall
Visit Benthall this December for festive concerts and workshops in St Bartholomew's Church. Wrap up warm and come along to hear a Georgian style choir sing Christmas music. Listen to the Shropshire Brass Ensemble bring the old church to life. Make your own Christmas decorations at our clay workshop or create a beautiful Christmas wreath from natural foliage at our wreath workshop.
Christmas at Benthall Hall Church
Join us in the beautiful 17th century St Bartholomew's Church at Benthall this Christmas, for a variety of festive events.
Things to see and do
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Things to see and do at Benthall Hall
Benthall may be small, but it’s packed full of things to do. Explore the house and then stroll around the gardens and stop off for a snack of tea and cake.
Top trails
Trail
Benthall parkland and meadow walk
Take a stroll around the parkland and meadows, to discover a variety of grassland flowers, including wild orchids in June and July.
Upcoming events
Event
West Gallery Choir Christmas Concert
FREE EVENT - Get into the Georgian Christmas spirit this December with a magical performance from the John Moore Quire.
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Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
Create your own natural Christmas wreath for your home or a gift, with fresh seasonal foliage, berries and ribbon at this relaxed festive workshop.
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Shropshire Brass Ensemble Christmas Concert
FREE EVENT - Wrap up warm and get into the festive spirit with the Shropshire Brass Ensemble Christmas Concert. Performing in the church at Benthall.
About Benthall Hall
Situated on a plateau above the gorge of the River Severn, this fine stone house has mullioned and transomed windows, a stunning interior with carved oak staircase and decorated plaster ceilings and oak panelling.
The current house was built in 1535 but there have been Benthalls living on this site since the medieval period. During this time the house has been part of many interesting events from the Civil War to the Industrial Revolution.
In the garden there are fabulous crocus displays to be seen in the spring and autumn, there's also an intimate and carefully restored plantsman's garden, an old kitchen garden and interesting Restoration church.
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