Grantham - Belvoir Castle
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Belvoir Castle (7mi/11km west of Grantham) is the imposing seat of the Duke of Rutland. It dates back to Norman times when Robert de Todeni built a castle here. Destroyed in the Civil Wars of the 15th and 17th centuries and by a devastating fire in 1806, it was rebuilt by James Wyatt in 1808-1816. The castle contains an outstanding collection of pictures including works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Holbein, Poussin and Reynolds, furniture, tapestries and Mortlake wall hangings.
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Address:
Belvoir Castle Estate Office, Grantham-Melton Mowbray Road, Grantham NG32 1PD, England
Hours:
April 17 to September 30: 11am-5pm
October 1 to October 31: 11am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Always opened on: Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May ), Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Tips: Last admission 4:30 p.m.
Facilities: Restaurant or food service
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