Burton Agnes Hall in Yorkshire

Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in Yorkshire. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smithson.[1] There is an older Norman Manor House, originally built in 1173 on an adjacent site; both buildings are now Grade I listed buildings.
The Hall contains a number of fine seventeenth century plaster ceilings and chimney pieces. The ceiling of the Long Gallery was restored in two stages by Francis Johnson between 1951 and 1974.
Frances Griffith heiress of the estate married Sir Matthew Boynton the first Boynton Baronet and on her death in 1634 the estate was bequeathed to her son Francis ( later the second Baronet). On the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1899 the house passed to his daughter, and on her death to her son Sir Marcus Wickham Boynton. He operated a successful stud farm on the estate for many years. He died in 1989 and left the property to a distant cousin, Simon Cunliffe-Lister, (then aged twelve), grandson of Viscount Whitelaw and son of the 3rd Earl of Swinton. Today, the estate is kept and owned by the Burton Agnes Preservation Trust and is managed by Cunliffe-Lister and his mother Hon Susan Whitelaw.
The walled flower garden has a games motif with a central chess board played on black and white paving stones. Other games include draughts, snakes and ladders and hoop toss. Each of these games is in a separate garden surrounded by plants selected by flower colours. There is also a market garden area with attractively planted seasonal vegetables.
Whimsical statues abound throughout the grounds. A woodland walk is well known locally for abundant snowdrop blooms in February.

This is a great family activity for the weekend, and if you like history, why not do some research before you go.

Have a great weekend!