Carlton Towers

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Family 

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 18^th 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. 

Accommodation 

Carlton Towers Boasts 16 guest rooms, accommodating 31 guests have been individually designed and furnished by Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard to offer a tranquil haven from the haven from the bustle of the modern world. Each room is carefully curated and is rich in architectural features and artwork, whilst the palatial décor embodies the surrounding history and nature. 

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. 

All rooms are carefully curated and are rich in architectural features and artwork, whilst the palatial décor embodies the surrounding history and nature. 

Cosy Cottages Rooms 

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)