Belsay Travel Guide

 stevezero Says:  Most of the fine firplaces still survive in the hall dating back to the early 19th century. 

 stevezero Says:  In the main hall you can find a magnificent creation by Stella McCartney. It is something very different. . Suspended from the ceiling like a huge chandelier, its translucent form moves as more people fill the room. It comprises of thousands of individual cystals.It is... 

 stevezero Says:  A two storey Tudor mansion was added to the west side of the old castle, and later the mansion was given a Jacobean west wing, both are now ruinous, but well worth viewing.The old hall was abandoned when the occupants moved the 300m or so to their new hall. 

 stevezero Says:  Belsay Castle is a 14th century stone three storey tower house, founded by John de Strivelyn. The impressive unaltered tower, is crowned by four round corner bartizan's, standing above the machicolated parapet. In the vaulted basement is a kitchen with a well and above is a... 

 stevezero Says:  Belsay Hall houses 30 acres of magnificent formal and informal gardens including the famous quarry gardens with their distinct micro-climate. Here rhododendrons may be found in bloom even in the middle of winter. The Cragwood Walk is especially popular in February when it... 

 stevezero Says:  The hall was designed by the legendary Newcastle architect, John Dobson, and is exactly 100ft (30m) square. Its present unfurnished state gives even greater emphasis to its bold architecture which is now regularly used to display contemporary artworks. Today Belsay Hall is...