Carlton Towers is a magnificent Grade 1 listed country house, it is the family home of Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, younger brother of the 18th Duke of Norfolk.
Sleeps31
Beds16
Baths16
If fully occupied, price per person per night is usually between £226 and £301.
Carlton Towers is a unique stately home, where your wedding day dreams can be turned into reality.
Indoors250
Capacity300
Additional fees may be applied for events; please enquire for details.
North Yorkshire
Carlton Towers, Carlton, Yorkshire DN14 9LZ
Weekends
£14,000
- £28,000
Full Weeks
£49,000
- £62,000
Listing under review – details subject to change!
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Carlton Towers is a magnificent Grade 1 listed country house, it is the family home of Lord & Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, younger brother of the 18th Duke of Norfolk and sits on a 3,000-acre estate with lake in village of Carlton, in North Yorkshire, surrounded by 250 acres of parkland.
In 1990 Gerald and Emma moved from London to Carlton Towers. Prior to their arrival, the house had been unoccupied for some 20 years. Gerald & Emma embarked upon an extensive restoration of the house to create a beautiful family home for them and their three children. Arthur, Florence and Grace. But this isn’t what make this home special. You only discover that when crossing the threshold.
History
Originally recorded as one of the Yorkshire manors held by Robert de Bruce at the time of the Domesday survey.
Listing under review – details subject to change!
FamilyÂ
Carlton Towers is a magnificent Grade 1 listed country house, it is the family home of Lord & Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, younger brother of the 18th Duke of Norfolk and sits on a 3,000-acre estate with lake in village of Carlton, in North Yorkshire, surrounded by 250 acres of parkland.
In 1990 Gerald and Emma moved from London to Carlton Towers. Prior to their arrival, the house had been unoccupied for some 20 years. Gerald & Emma embarked upon an extensive restoration of the house to create a beautiful family home for them and their three children. Arthur, Florence and Grace. But this isn’t what make this home special. You only discover that when crossing the threshold.
History
Originally recorded as one of the Yorkshire manors held by Robert de Bruce at the time of the Domesday survey. The Carlton Towers we see today has a stately Victorian appearance. But peel back the layers of history and you will find a much older house. The three -storey block to the left is the original Jacobean Carlton Hall of 1614, which may retain some of the medieval house of the Stapleton family who had inherited the estate in 1301.
The long wing on the right was added cirica 1777, which is the date recorded on the clock, by Thomas Stapleton probably to the design of Thomas Atkinson of York.
The property has three magnificent inter-connecting state rooms, the Elegant Venetian Drawing room, the intimate Card room and grand Picture Gallery, all with beautiful chandeliers and perfect for entertaining.
Off the state rooms are the Bow Drawing with its family atmosphere and the Armoury with its sofas and roaring fire both offering a relaxing ambience where you sit and unwind.
The Beaumont room is used today as a charming bar area.
Downstairs comprises of the Duchesses Dining Room for intimate dinners or Lunches with the cosy Housekeeps sitting Room next door. The kitchen is the heart of every home and is located in the refurbished servants passage. Today the kitchen is beautifully appointed area with six ovens and hobs and is where you are able to prepare a lavish feast. It’s easy to imagine the heat and bustle in times past a lavish feast was prepared
Vineyard
To the rear of the house is the picturesque Walled Garden Vineyard planted by Lord & Lady Gerald in 2016-2017 producing sparkling wine and is an ideal area for al fresco dining or simply sit back amongst the vines and relax with a glass of wine.
The Batchelors wing boasts five superior double rooms, Lord Martin, Lord Michael, Lady Miranda, Lord Mark, Lady Marigold and two twin bedded rooms Lady Miriam and Lord Beaumont and the stylish elegance of our one single room, lady Mirabel.
The original Nursery wing has 6 bedrooms and is where you will find the two storey Majesty Baroness Tower, and the wonderful priests hiding hole with its partial glass floor reviling the priests hiding hole as well as the Four poster rooms Grace and the Old School room and Florence with its free standing slipper bath.
The imposing clock tower reveals two suites Glossop and Norfolk with amazing views and fabulous decadent bathrooms.
Within the grounds only a short stroll along a tree-lined path from the main house you will find our six charming Cottage rooms. Each superb cottage has parking right outside and individual outside space and WIFI.
Dining
The house can be hired as a self-catering venue, where you will find our state-of-the-art kitchen with 6 ovens and hobs so all the family can join in.
On the first floor are three interconnecting state rooms which can be used for larger family gatherings and should wish for internal catering our in-house chefs can prepare imaginative dishes only using the finest sourced locally ingredient.
Duchess dining room
Entertainment at Carlton
History tours
Cookery demonstrations
Cookery school
Clay Pigeon shooting
Archery
Foraging
BBQ
Things to do nearby
Historic City of York, including York Minister, The Shambles, Famous Bettys Tea rooms, river boats trip, National Railway Museum, Michelin star restaurants
Racing at York, Doncaster, and Wetherby racecourse
Spa Town of Harrogate, RHS Harlow Carr Gardens, Barbara Hepworth Museum.
Yorkshire Wine trail
Filming
The house has been used as a filming location such as Victoria, Handful of Dust, Bollywood and MasterChef.
Travel
Chauffer driven tours and pickups can be arranged.
Helicopter landing on site
Doncaster International airport (20 minutes)
Leeds Bradford Airport (1 hour)
Selby Railway station (10 minutes) 2-hour journey to London
M62 (Goole) Junction 36 (10 minutes)
Sleeping arrangements
Bedroom 1
1 King Bed
Bedroom 2
1 King Bed
Bedroom 3
1 King Bed
Bedroom 4
1 King Bed
Bedroom 5
1 King Bed
Bedroom 6
1 King Bed
Bedroom 7
1 King Bed
Bedroom 8
1 King Bed
Bedroom 9
1 King Bed
Bedroom 10
1 King Bed
Bedroom 11
1 King Bed
Bedroom 12
1 King Bed
Bedroom 13
1 King Bed
Bedroom 14
1 King or Twin Bed
Bedroom 15
1 King or Twin Bed
Bedroom 16
1 Single Bed
Amenities
See below availability for this property
Catering Available
Countryside Walks
Games Table
Self Catering
Wedding Facilities
WiFi
Working Fireplace
Dance Floor
Gardens
Licenced Venue
Self-Catered Weddings
Wedding Catering
House Facts
'The priest's hiding hole' can be viewed from a bedroom through the glass in the floor. The venerable Thomas Thwing was captured here in 1680. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on the Knavesmire at York.
Reviews
Mandy Achim
Beautiful place. Pity they don't do just house tours. Staff fantastic, really helpful and polite.
Jenny Amidu
Lovely place and grounds. I've been to the market here and they have had a good variety of stalls.
richard donnelly
Great for a wedding but not recommended for wheel chairs. Venue and setting fantastic. Food excellent and staff brilliant. Rooms are very good in there own way.
Andrew Lickley
Very nice looking house with good parkland. Visited on an events day house closed but stable cafe open for drinks and snacks - very good. The main door to the house is impressive with two stone dogs guarding the entrance. House has a large central tower where I suppose the house got its name from. There's also a vine yard but was closed on our visit.
Charles Ward
Fantastic location for a wedding. We went for a Friday and Saturday for a wedding weekend, and they literally could not do enough for you with the service. The location is stunning....historic yet welcoming, and very private and quiet. If you stay overnight, the rooms are all bespoke and fantastic in their own way. The food was amazing as well and great professional service. If you are looking for a great wedding venue or a unique weekend away, I would highly recommend this place!
Mandy Achim
Beautiful place. Pity they don't do just house tours. Staff fantastic, really helpful and polite.
Jenny Amidu
Lovely place and grounds. I've been to the market here and they have had a good variety of stalls.