Arbury Hall is a country house southwest of Nuneaton that was built on the site of the former Arbury Priory. It is built in a mix of Tudor and 18th-century Gothic Revival architectural styles.
The 19th-century author George Eliot was born on one of the estate’s farms and Arbury Hallo was the inspiration for Cheverel Manor in her novel, Scenes of Clerical Life.
The 1995 film, Angels & Insects was filmed on the estate and the house was used as Hoxley Manor in the BBC television series Land Girls.
What to see at Arbury Hall
Visitors to Arbury Hall are able to see four of the downstairs rooms as well as one room upstairs.
The house is set on 121ha (300 acres) of grounds.
Visiting Arbury Hall
Arbury Hall is only open on Bank Holiday weekends between April and August, which makes it a place that not a lot of people visit.
It is open on the following days in 2024:
- Sunday 31 March–Monday 1 April
- Sunday 5 May–Monday 6 May
- Sunday 26 May–Monday 27 May
- Sunday 25 August–Monday 26 August
It is easiest to visit if you’re driving although you can also walk here in around an hour or take buses 9, 10, 17A or 42 to the top of the driveway on Arbury Road and walk the remaining 25 minutes to the house.
There are many gravel paths around the grounds, which can be difficult to manoeuvre in a wheelchair and the historic nature of the house means that only rooms on the ground floor are wheelchair accessible.
Despite the fact that it is only open to the public for fewer than 10 days each year, Arbury Hall has tea rooms in the original stable block where you can enjoy a cream tea.
Most people spend 2–3 hours visiting Arbury Hall.
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