global-bundle

Used for Cottage and Campsite Gallery Overview

cottage-bundle

config-bundle

Open status text on the place page - when closed

Open status text on the place page - when open

Open status text on the place page - when partially open

Admission section heading text on the place page

Sub heading for opening times on the place page

place-bundle

campsite-bundle

recipe-bundle

trail-bundle

Next button text on the Timeline component.

article-bundle

hotel-bundle

Upcoming events at Nostell

Nostell

Yorkshire

Visit

Home

We are delighted to welcome Father Christmas back to Nostell for another year of truly magical meet-ups.

This is always a very informal and relaxed experience, there are no booked slots with Father Christmas. 

As you explore the beautiful house (which will be fairy tale themed) you might find him warming himself beside the open fire or having a wander through the rooms, giving out waves and smiles and stopping for chats. His mission is to spread the magic of Christmas before the big day and to light up little faces as he tells his stories and anecdotes. Even the adults leave a little bit spellbound from their encounter.  He is always more than happy to have his photograph taken when you find him.

Buy a ticket for the gardens this Christmas and enjoy free entry to the house.

Come and visit the magical fairy tale house this Christmas and have a chat with Father Christmas.

Father Christmas at Nostell

Head to the Servant's Hall on the ground floor of the house and discover the 'Behind the Walls' exhibition. 

The exhibition highlights some of the human stories of 18th century Nostell, focusing on Sabine Winn, the Swiss lady of the house from 1765.

Behind the luxurious interiors and opulent collections, life inside Nostell was not as it seemed from the outside. Sabine experienced issues with her mental wellbeing back then that we can still relate to now.

Sabine had a keen interest in herbal remedies, medicinal foodstuffs, and cosmetics. In her time at Nostell, she is likely to have used the gardens as a source for natural ingredients for her own recipes and those inherited from her predecessors. 

As you meander through the gardens, look out for labels next to some of the herbal plants and discover their medicinal uses.

Usual admission applies. House is closed on Monday / Tuesday.

See the latest exhibition in the house, shining a spotlight on Sabine Winn and then head into the gardens to discover more about herbal remedies from the past.

Behind the Walls exhibition and Apothecary Trail

Take a sneak peak behind closed doors with Jim, our volunteer expert on Nostell's stables and their history. The tour lasts around 1 hour, and is a must see for those who've always wondered what the stables were like at Nostell.

Take a sneak peak behind closed doors in the stables of some of our spaces not open to visitors, with volunteer expert Jim.

Areas A-Z

Things to do

Place types

Upcoming events

at Nostell

Father Christmas at Nostell

Behind the Walls exhibition and Apothecary Trail

Behind the scenes tour of the stableyard at Nostell