Ormesby Hall TS3 0SR
Free for NT members
Open: Seasonal - See website 
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About:
This classic Georgian mansion is surrounded by 240 acres of parkland and farmland, which offer year round seasonal walks with a colourful Victorian formal garden accompanying the mansion.

Uncover the family's stories from 'wicked' Sir James to Colonel Pennyman, survivor of the First World War, and the theatrical exploits of his wife Ruth. Then experience the life of a Victorian servant and explore the Laundry and Kitchen.

Ormesby Hall also has a yearly events programme.

History:
Home to the Pennyman family since 1599, the history of Ormesby is one that spans multiple generations and many different lives. Uncover their stories, from ‘wicked’ Sir James to generous Colonel Pennyman, survivor of the First World War. Learn about Mary Pennyman, whose time with the Scottish Borderers Widows and Orphans Fund is still shaping our understanding of the conflict to this day.

For nearly 400 years, Ormesby was the home of the Pennyman family who acquired the estate in the early 17th century. The present house was built for the 3rd Baronet and his wife, James and Dorothy Pennyman, in the 1740s. It incorporates parts of the earlier house within its service wing.

The 6th Baronet added to the house created in the 1740s and also built the imposing stable block and laid out the park, with its plantations and main entrance lodge. Two buildings were eventually joined together around 1870 to become the Ormesby Hall you see today.

Inside the hall you’ll find fine plasterwork and carved woodwork interiors from two periods of the 18th century: the bold Palladian decoration of the 1740s and the more delicate Neo-classical plasterwork ceilings commissioned by Sir James Pennyman, 6th Baronet, in the 1770s in the Drawing and Dining Rooms.

Jim and Ruth were the last Pennymans of Ormesby Hall and, because they had no children, the Pennyman line ended with them. Upon Jim’s death in 1961 he bequeathed Ormesby Hall, its parkland and home farm to the care of the National Trust, with Ruth continuing to live at Ormesby until she passed away in 1983.

Dog Friendly:
Dogs on short leads welcome in the garden, courtyards and wider estate. Assistance dogs only in the house and cafe

Entry Charge:
See website

Parking:
Free parking, 150 metres from the house. Entrance on Ladgate Lane
EV charging point

Facilities:
Cafe
Toilet

Notes:
Stepped access only to first floor of the house and second-hand bookshop. Also step access only to model railway layouts
Ramped access into the ground floor of the mansion, cafe and toilets courtyard.

Contact:

Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS3 0SR

Tel:01642328904
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Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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