Castle Howard is one of Britain's finest stately homes, located in the beautiful Howardian Hills, fifteen miles northeast of the famous city of York.

Built in 1699, Castle Howard is, today, still the private home of the Howard family. As a major tourist attraction the house receives hundreds of thousands of visitors annually from all over the world, who come to enjoy a variety of delights.

Indoors there are enormous collections of art treasures that include important paintings by Canaletto, Holbein, Gainsborough and Reynolds, a magnificent collection of antique sculpture, and the porcelain collections include a spectacular Crown Derby botanical dessert service.

Outdoors there are temples, lead statues and a startling array of monuments.

The lakes, fountains and waterways have all recently been restored to full working order, and are a delight to see and hear when playing. The Rose Gardens are planted with thousands of old and new roses of all types.

Attractions for children include an adventure playground, and boat trips on the Great Lake. Whilst we provide two gift shops, new farm shop, chocolate shop and three cafeterias located inside the house, at the Stable Block, and at the Boathouse.

Text and Images take taken from the Castle Howard Home web site
http://www.castlehoward.co.uk