Newstead Abbey
Nottinghamshire
NG15 8NA
About Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, best known as the former home of the poet Lord Byron, was originally an Augustinian priory founded by Henry II in about 1170.
Newstead remained in Byron family ownership until the poet sold it to Thomas Wildman in 1818. Wildman had inherited a fortune from plantations owned by his family in Jamaica.
Newstead Abbey's landscape owes much of its beauty to the River Leen, which feeds the lakes, ponds and cascades that ornament Newstead's gardens.
The other gardens we see today date mainly from the 19th century. The Fern Garden, Rockery, Sub-Topical Garden, Spanish Garden and Japanese Garden were all created by Mrs William Frederick Webb or by her daughters Geraldine and Ethel, between 1861 and 1900.
Website: click to visit
Parking for cars and coaches is near Newstead Abbey House, and is free.
Nottinghamshire
NG15 8NA
About Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey, best known as the former home of the poet Lord Byron, was originally an Augustinian priory founded by Henry II in about 1170.
Newstead remained in Byron family ownership until the poet sold it to Thomas Wildman in 1818. Wildman had inherited a fortune from plantations owned by his family in Jamaica.
Newstead Abbey's landscape owes much of its beauty to the River Leen, which feeds the lakes, ponds and cascades that ornament Newstead's gardens.
The other gardens we see today date mainly from the 19th century. The Fern Garden, Rockery, Sub-Topical Garden, Spanish Garden and Japanese Garden were all created by Mrs William Frederick Webb or by her daughters Geraldine and Ethel, between 1861 and 1900.
Website: click to visit
Directions
Newstead Abbey
Parking for cars and coaches is near Newstead Abbey House, and is free.
