Parcevall Hall -- also known as Parceval Hall -- and its gardens are located at
Skyreholme
Skyreholme is a hamlet in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of Appletreewick, in the small side valleys formed by Skyreholme Beck and Blands Beck, which meet in the hamlet to form Fir Beck, a short tri ...
near
Appletreewick
Appletreewick (traditionally pronounced , ) is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, north-east of Skipton, from Skipton railway station and from Leeds Bradford International Airport.
Appletreewick is in Wharf ...
village,
Wharfedale
Wharfedale ( ) is one of the Yorkshire Dales. It is situated at source in North Yorkshire and then flows into West Yorkshire and forms the upper valley of the River Wharfe. Towns and villages in Wharfedale (downstream, from west to east) includ ...
,
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
,
England
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. It features a Grade II* listed
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
and landscaped gardens. Currently owned by Walsingham College and leased by the
, it is used as a retreat house and conference centre.
The gardens comprise of displays, featuring trees and shrubs and herbaceous borders. They are the largest and the only
Royal Horticultural Society
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The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...
and
English Heritage
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registered gardens open to the public in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
[ Created from 1927 onwards they began falling into decline after 1960 following the death of Sir William Milner, 8th Baronet of Nun Appleton. In the mid 1980s, the gardens began to be restored; a process which spanned 25 years.
The gardens are open to the public from April to October.][Parcevall Hall Gardens information leaflet]
See also
*Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire
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*Listed buildings in Appletreewick
Appletreewick is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 27 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, th ...
References
External links
Parcevall Hall Gardens
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Gardens in North Yorkshire
Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire
Wharfedale
Appletreewick
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