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Blickling Estate. Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry Hobart from 1616 and designed by Robert Lyminge.
- Stately home
- National Trust
The 1st Earl inherited a collection of 10,000 books from a distant cousin, Sir Richard Ellys, who was an important theologian and antiquary. Blickling Hall is now home to one of England’s most notable country house libraries: containing over 12,500 books, it's the biggest book collection cared for by the National Trust.
From April, a Sunbeam 1A bus service will run on Mondays and Fridays* direct from Aylsham Market Place to Blickling Estate. The service will depart Aylsham at 10.10am and 11.40am. The return journey will depart the hall at 11.50am, 1.28pm and 4.08pm. [*excluding bank holidays]
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Birthplace of Anne Boleyn. The Tudor house that once stood at Blickling is widely believed to have been the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, great-granddaughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn (1406–1463,) and later one of the six wives of King Henry VIII. Sir Geoffrey bought Blickling Estate from Sir John Fastolf in 1452.
May 18, 2021 · The original banqueting hall on the Blickling Estate was built in the 15th century, when the estate was in the possession of Sir John Fastolf. Blickling’s most famous resident was Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and Queen of England between 1533 and 1536. The Boleyn family owned Blickling, and resided here for the first few years of ...
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Jul 19, 2023 · The story of the estate unfolds over a thousand years. The landscape with its hedges and narrow tree-lined lanes has changed little over the centuries and is quintessentially Norfolk. Blickling’s owners have used the estate as a place of quiet refuge, while playing their part on the world’s political stage. Philip Kerr, 11th Marquis of ...
Description. Facilities. Other Events at NT Blickling Hall & Gardens. The story of the estate unfolds over a thousand years. The landscape with its hedges and narrow tree-lined lanes has changed little over the centuries and is quintessentially Norfolk. Blickling’s owners have used the estate as a place of quiet refuge, while playing their ...
