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Servants of Berrington: Basement tours

Step into the hidden world of Berrington Hall's servants.

  • Booking advisable
  • Free event (admission applies)

Join our knowledgeable volunteers on a guided tour through the basement, where you'll explore the rooms and corridors hidden from view to the original owners and their guests.

Discover the daily lives and duties of the butler, footmen, housekeeper, and maids and experience what working life was like for them during the Georgian period and beyond.

12 places per tour.

Booking available on the day at Visitor Reception. Ask the welcome team on arrival about reserving your place.

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Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Booking details

Please book your place on the tour on arrival at Visitor Welcome.

Meeting point

Book your place on arrival at Visitor Reception. Once it's time for your tour head to the mansion house.

Accessibility

The basement is only accessible via stairs.

Upcoming events

Event

Berrington, Brown and the Backlash garden tours 

Discover the history behind Berrington's internationally significant garden.

Event summary

on
2 May to 20 Jun 2025
at
12:30 to 14:00
+ 7 other dates or times
Event

Garden history tours 

Every Wednesday Les Smith, long-term garden volunteer, leads guided tours around the gardens at Berrington Hall.

Event summary

on
7 May to 28 May 2025
at
12:15 to 13:45
+ 3 other dates or times
Event

The place and the people garden tours 

Garden tours every Thursday with Catherine Beech a long serving garden volunteer.

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on
8 May to 29 May 2025
at
12:00 to 13:00
+ 7 other dates or times
Event

From bulb to bloom half term trail 

Discover all things bright and beautiful in our May half term trail around the Georgian gardens and mansion.

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on
24 May to 1 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 16:30
+ 8 other dates or times