Description
The truly magnificent, Grade I listed Broughton Hall is a phenomenal period property that is absolutely perfect for special celebrations with your family or favourite friends or corporate events. It sits on a fabulous three thousand acre estate offering ancient woodland, parkland, moorland, reservoirs, walking trails, historic formal gardens, a tennis court, swimming pool, a luxury wellbeing centre, gym and an endless list of special attractions and entertainment venues. The Broughton Hall Estate was established in 1097 and has been home to the Tempest family, one of England's oldest Catholic landed gentry families, for over nine hundred years. With continual transformation and a mission to be a regenerative space rooted in the nature and wellbeing of humanity and the planet, the estate is now known as Broughton Sanctuary. Broughton Hall is a unique period mansion house that is rich in history and character, offers outstanding entertainment spaces and is sprinkled with lavish furnishings and opulent décor. The hall boasts seventeen grand bedrooms sleeping up to thirty two guests. In addition to the hall, Broughton Sanctuary offers sixteen holiday cottages that you can also book if there is not enough space in the hall. Guests staying at Broughton Hall enjoy exceptional hospitality with a house manager and hospitality team always on hand to attend to your every whim. In house chefs can create delicious meals and upscale events.
The Tempest Family is believed to have come to England from Normandy during William Conqueror's 1066 invasion of England and were given land in the aftermath of the invasion. Roger Tempest, the current custodian of Broughton Sanctuary, is the thirty-second generation of Tempests to be custodian of the sanctuary.
Broughton Hall is a lavish palace, an oasis of gracious and glorious living where you can unite the generations in a timeless, quintessentially English retreat. The ground floor is home to superb reception rooms and an outstanding kitchen, though you may decide to have your stay at Broughton Hall fully catered. These rooms include the red drawing room, the green drawing room, a library, a saloon, and a formal dining room, all of which enjoy open fires for a crackling atmosphere plus a conservatory where you can enjoy breakfast with a view and access to the gardens, a billiards room with a full-size billiards table and a gallery. There are also two guest cloakrooms. Period features, luxurious fabrics, family oil paintings, plush rugs, intricate chandeliers and vintage accessories come in lavish abundance. Both main drawing rooms can be opened to provide one giant entertainment space. The very grand dining room enjoys a fabulous atmosphere for a candlelit celebration meal. Not only does the billiards room offer a professional quality table, its ceiling is incredibly detailed and a plush velvet sofa provides a good spot to watch.
Guests will sleep like kings in seventeen palatial bedrooms spread over the first and second floors. Many offer sensationally adorned four poster beds and most offer ensuite bathrooms. The 'Bow' bedroom offers a beautifully dressed super kingsize four poster with glorious garden views and an ensuite bathroom with a freestanding roll top bath and shower. The 'Captains' bedroom also boasts a super kingsize four-poster bed, an ensuite with a shower and a freestanding roll-top bath. The 'Oak' bedroom enjoys a kingsize four-poster bed and a somewhat hidden ensuite with a copper bathtub. 'Portico', 'Amber' and 'North' offer super kingsize beds and ensuite bathrooms. Guests staying in 'South' have a super kingsize bed and use of 'Gillows' family bathroom. 'Smiths' offers a luxurious kingsize bed and an ensuite shower room while 'The Old Nursery' boasts a kingsize four poster bed and ensuite bathroom. 'Buff' has a small double bed, 'Copper Beach' has a double bed, 'Penthouse Park' offers twins, 'Boudoir' and 'Monks' have single beds and 'Bow Dressing' bedroom has a four-poster bed. Guests staying in this room share the 'Delph' family bathroom. 'Music' offers twin beds and an ensuite bathroom and finally, 'Garden' enjoys a kingsize bed and and ensuite bathroom. 'Bow' and 'Boudoir' bedrooms can be set up as a family suite by opening an interconnecting door.
Guests staying at Broughton Hall enjoy access to highly impressive amenities. The grounds are brimming with woodland, parkland, heather moorland, walking trails, meandering rivers, wild reservoirs and 18th century gardens designed by Andrew Nesfield sprinkled with statues, ponds and fountains. A tennis court is available for some healthy competition; barbecues are available for alfresco meals, an outdoor swimming pool is perfect for a cooling swim, and Avalon is a leading retreat and wellness centre that can be hired exclusively by guests of Broughton Hall for private well-being experiences.
The amazing hospitality team offer numerous activities, including bike rides in the Dales, mountain bike trails in Denbers Wood, catered picnic experiences, candlelit woodland dining the Garden of Cosmic Origin, forest walks with a professional forest therapy guide to heighten your sensory awareness, wild swimming, an Iglucraft woodland sauna, a fire temple experience with drumming, singing, stories and workshops, foraging and learning to cook a delicious lunch from your harvest, the list goes on.
Utopia is a stunning contemporary building designed by Sir Michael Hopkins which is set within the original walled garden for special occasions with up to one hundred and twenty people. It is also set up as a bistro where you can enjoy delicious breakfasts and lunches. /n Security deposit /n £1000 paid via bank transfer to the owner one month before arrival and refunded two weeks after departure, subject to full inspection. /n Arrival time /n 4.00 p.m. /n Departure time /n 10.00 a.m. /n Energy costs included? /n Yes. /n Linen & towels included? /n Yes. /n Pets welcome? /n Dogs are allowed on request only. Dogs must stay downstairs and off the furniture, and can not be left alone in the hall. Please enquire at time of booking. /n Other Ts and Cs /n If you would like to use a travel cot & highchair, please request at time of booking /n Other Ts and Cs /n A non-refundable 50% deposit is required to confirm a booking at this property (or full payment if booking within 12 weeks of departure). /n Other Ts and Cs /n A travel cot & highchair are available on request at time of booking. /n Other Ts and Cs /n Use or private hire of Avalon retreat and wellness centre is available for an extra fee. /n Other Ts and Cs /n Use or private hire of Avalon retreat and wellness centre is available for an extra fee. /n Changeover day /n Flexible. /n Minimum stay /n 2 nights. /n Internet access? /n Wi-Fi internet access included.
