Norton Conyers House and Gardens

Norton Conyers House and Gardens

Norton Conyers House and Gardens
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 5EQ

Tel: 01765 640 333
Fax: 01765 640 333
E-Mail: norton.conyers@btinternet.com

About Norton Conyers House and Gardens

Norton Conyers is a mid 14th Century house with Tudor, Stuart and Georgian additions. The mid 18th Century walled garden is five minutes walk from the house.

It retains the essentials of its original design, combined with sympathetic replanting in the English style. Two paths meet at the central feature, a pleasure pavilion (open to visitors) with a small ornamental pond before it. The main approach to this attractive building is flanked by herbaceous borders and high yew hedges.

There are borders of gold and silver plants, of old fashioned peonies, and of irises. Visitors frequently comment on the tranquil atmosphere. A small sales area specialises in unusual hardy plants, and pick your own fruit is available in season.

It has been the home of the Graham family since 1624.It is best known for its connection with Charlotte Bronte who paid a visit in 1839. In the early 16th century the Grahams' ancestors migrated from Scotland to the English borders, where they acquired a reputation for turbulence and cattle-stealing.

In the early 17th century, however, Richard Graham, a younger son, went to London and entered the service of James I's favourite the Duke of Buckingham.