Your Visit

The Gardens and Skelf Island Adventure Playground are open daily from 10am (9am for Members) with last admission at 3pm. The House is closed until 15th November as we prepare for Alice's Christmas Wonderland. Our Farm Shop, Courtyard Cafe and Garden Centre are open.

Our onsite outlets operate on a cashless basis.

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Conservation and restoration works in the House

We are working on some major projects in the House to restore and refresh some of our beautiful historic interiors. This amazing work will help us conserve and re-interpret the House and collections for future visitors to enjoy.

Castle Howard is a living and breathing home, made special and unique by the Howard family adding their flair and style to the interiors over centuries, and we are very excited to be part of this once-in-a-generation project.

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Restoring nature on the Estate: The Bog Hall Habitat Bank

We are thrilled to announce a landmark nature restoration and rewilding project on our historic Estate – designed and delivered in collaboration with Environment Bank.

The Bog Hall Habitat Bank: transforming 440 acres

A 440-acre area of the Estate known as Bog Hall will go under a major project, to transform it from difficult to farm, low-yielding agricultural land into a thriving space for nature. The area, which is greater than the area inside the York City Walls, is a designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), within the Howardian Hills National Landscape, and has been carefully selected for its immense potential to enhance biodiversity.

Working with Environment Bank ecologists, our goal is to almost triple the biodiversity over the next 30 years.

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