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Ragley Hall
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“Robert Hooke was an eminent Jack-of-all-trades. As a scientist he discovered Hooke’s law of elasticity and performed many important experiments at the Royal Society. As an architect he helped to rebuild London after the disastrous Great Fire in 1666 and designed the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Another feather in his cap was the building of Ragley Hall in 1680. Today it is the family home of the Marchioness and Marquess of Hertford. The Hall is richly stocked with fine paintings and antique furniture. There’s a dazzling mural called the Temptation by Graham Rust - and in the great hall some amazing Baroque plasterwork by James Gibbs. But Ragley is not just for lovers of antiquity. Within its 400-acre grounds is the Jerwood Sculpture Park. Here dramatically large sculptures are displayed in the midst of nature in a collection that unravels along a two-mile trail. It includes work by world-renowned sculptors Dame Elisabeth Frink and Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North. The grounds were originally landscaped by Capability Brown and today feature a children’s adventure playground. Ragley is not stuck in the past. The estate continues to operate commercially with sawmills and an organic meat company but also invites visitors to try a little slice of the past. ”
Alcester, Warwickshire
B49 5NJ
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Opening times vary. Please call location.
Adult: £8
Child: £4.50
Concession: £6.50
Family:£25
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