Townend is a historic farmhouse full of quirky domestic objects, carved wooden furniture and fascinating stories. Open for walk-up visits 10am-2.30pm. Guided tours only at 3pm. 1 hour tour …
Townend is a historic farmhouse full of quirky domestic objects, carved wooden furniture and fascinating stories. Open for walk-up visits 10am-2.30pm. Guided tours only at 3pm. 1 hour tour explores the history of the house, food and archive documents, book tickets online for tour. Find us in Troutbeck near Windermere and Ambleside. Parking on site for visitors.
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May 7, 2025
Fell upon this place by mistake but wow! An absolutely amazing place with great volunteer national trust staff who really made the visit special and informative. This place is definitely worth a visi…Full review by Pioneer49124069773
May 1, 2025
This is my favourite Trust property. The room guides been the farmhouse to life! The sloping floors and staircases, the amazing carving in the wooden furniture, it is a shame that more people do no…Full review by Helen L
Apr 22, 2025
Townend historic house is one of the jewels of the Lake District, and may be my favourite National Trust property anywhere. My husband and I visited it again today and loved it more than ever. It’s …Full review by Tim R
Hi, we are thinking of visiting the lake district in August and we wanted to know which NT property, out of Townend or Wray Castle, you would recommend us going to?
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Hello! I'm slightly biased (as Manager of Townend) but will try and give you a bit of background. The two places are very different. Townend is a 400 year old Farmhouse, lived in …
Hello! I'm slightly biased (as Manager of Townend) but will try and give you a bit of background. The two places are very different. Townend is a 400 year old Farmhouse, lived in by the same family for 12 generations and full of social history, funny stories and interesting things. It has a small garden, but no shop or catering onsite (although there is a super café in the village, 300m walk). Wray Castle is much larger. The best way to get there is by boat from Waterhead or Brockhole. It's a substantial Gothic place with lots of big rooms, but it doesn't have an original collection. There's lots to see and do there though - a number of the rooms have been filled with things for families like giant building blocks, colouring etc. This year there is a big exhibition aimed more at adults about Margaret Dawson and Beatrix Potter and broader themes to do with women in history. There are also substantial wooded grounds leading down to the lake shore and a café and shop. Why not try and visit both places? :o) Best wishes Emma
Please can you carry a small dog round the house? Kind regards
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pretty sure it's no dogs. We took it in turns to sit in the courtyard with ours. looking round inside w a dog under your arm might be tricky. not much space.
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