About Hoghton Tower
Hoghton Tower is an historic house and stately home in the heart of Lancashire with house tours, gardens, and a tea room, and is perfect for weddings and corporate events. The Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust is a registered charity.
Hoghton Tower Description
Open to the public Sunday - Thursday from April - end September. Private tours and school visits bookable throughout the year.
The House has welcomed many royal guests over the centuries, including James I, William III, George V and Prince Phillip. Other distinguished visitors include William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Turner.
We invite you to take a stroll through history on a guided tour of one of England's most atmospheric stately homes. Our expert and entertaining guides will share stories into the many dramas and characters that have shaped the history of the house.
View panelled State rooms, including the State Bedchamber with it carved bed dating from 1560's, the Buckingham Room, the King's Ante chamber and the King's Bedchamber where James I slept.
Enjoy the Banqueting Hall with its Minstrels' Gallery. Admire the Tudor table crafted from a single oak tree felled from the surrounding woodlands and made 'in situ' in the hall. It was on this table in 1617 that King James I dined and knighted the Loin of Beef 'Sir Loin'.
Explore the Tudor Well House with its horse drawn pump and oaken winding gear. Visit the collection of dolls' houses - a delight for children and grown ups alike.
Finish your day with a visit to the gardens and gift shop. then pop into the tea rooms for some well earned refreshments.
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Family-friendly tours are taking place today, tomorrow, Thursday and Sunday at the Tower which are guided tours that are specially tailored and shortened to suit children! Looking for something to do this week? Pre-book your tour here - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/16621…&
Come to Hoghton Tower for a family afternoon in the countryside and search for Easter Bunnies on the Easter Trail. It's £2 per child including visit to the gardens and a chocolate treat. Easter Trail is on every day this week and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday 10.30am - 3pm (we are closed on Friday and Saturday).
A new week has begun and it's time to open the gates to Hoghton Tower for the second week of our 2019 Open Season.
We are open today, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm for guided tours, gardens, and our tea room is open too for afternoon teas (pre-booked only) and lunches!
Head on up to the Tower today for a splendid guided tour of the state rooms, Banqueting Hall, and more! Then, enter our Tea Room for cakes, scones, sandwiches and a range of drinks and juices to quench your thirst (or an Afternoon Tea if you have pre-booked).
Please read below for a statement made by the long-time organisers of the Hoghton Tower Motorcycle Sprint, Marshals North West, regarding the confusion with awarding trophies at this year's Sprint that took place last Sunday.
There are a huge amount of awesome cars registered for the 2019 Supercar Showtime, these two beauties included! 🤩 Get pre-booking your tickets because you don’t want to miss this year’s spectacular event 🏎
Click here to book - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/20957
Our next Farmers' Market will take place on Monday 22nd April and will include so many local, talented traders to choose from! As usual, the market will start from 10am to 2pm and there will be a charge of £2 per car and £1 for pedestrians.
Book an Family-friendly Tour this Easter break for all the family to enjoy a guided tour of the state bedroom, ballroom, and Banqueting Hall and more at Hoghton Tower!
Click here to pre-book your tickets online - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/16621
The War of the Roses Weekend is set to take place on Sunday 5th & Monday 6th May from 10am to 5pm on both of those days!
The Sir John Saviles Household are back at Hoghton Tower for the third year running for two days of encampment, living history, demonstrations, drills and more! Great fun for all the family. The attendance of little knights in armour encouraged!
Beautiful day in the gardens!
The Easter holidays are here and it's time to plan some things to do but we've got you covered! Family-friendly guided tours, children's craft activities, and afternoon teas are all available here at the Tower throughout the Easter break!
Book for a family-friendly tour here - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/16621
Book for an afternoon tea experience here - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/13464
Amazing Sprint Day! Great heaving you here Motorcycle lovers! 😍
The sound of the day!
Sprint 2019 day
The day has arrived for our 43rd Motorcycle Sprint at Hoghton Tower! Online tickets are now no longer available so please purchase yours at the gate for £10 per person (cash only). The event begins at 10am until 4pm! See you there!
Pre-bookable online tickets for our Motorcycle Sprint of 2019 will be going off sale by 6am tomorrow! To reduce queueing, book your tickets now and we'll see you tomorrow at our 43rd Sprint - https://hoghtontower.digitickets.co.uk/ev ent-tickets/14112
Beautiful and sunny today! Amazing day for our Plant Fair🌺
Hoghton Tower's Open Season begins at 10am on Monday morning so come on up to the Tower for a guided tour and/or afternoon tea!
Guided Tours Times: 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm; Price: £9 Concession, £11 Adult (including the gardens).
Tea Room & House Opening Times: ... Sundays to Thursdays 10am to 4pm
For more information, please visit our website - http://www.hoghtontower.co.uk
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Best time to buy plants for your gardens! Our Plant Fair starts 10am tommorow. Site admission only £1pp including access to the gardens🌾🌺🌻
spent the afternoon here today. Stunning place and brilliant tour conducted by Eric, very knowledgeable and amusing oh and of course we had to have something to eat
Wonderful place castle and gardens. Lovely.....Lovely !!!
We have had a wonderful magical visit to see Santa this morning. We had 14 children with a range of ages, all were catered for and loved the experience. We were made welcome by everyone not something you would usually get with young children in a stately home. Well done and thank you. Book us in for next year.
We enjoyed an absolutely deeeelicious afternoon tea today after a truly fabulous tour from Mandy around the truly beautiful building filled with so much interesting history. We would both highly recommend this as a great way to spend an afternoon
We came today with our two children to see Father Christmas and to experience the Christmas markets. Both were exceptional however our children were memorised with Father Christmas. He was so personable and it wasnt a rushed experience, like other places can be. Eric was amazed there was another Eric there too. Eric too was very personable � Fantastic day and we came home with lots of scrummy goodies too!
I was lucky enough to week with the team at Hoghton Tower over the weekend, it was stunning! The team in duty looked after the Wedding guests superbly and ran the whole day and night so efficiently and fluently. I cannot wait to work there again in the near future. X
I stopped by with a few friends on our way back to London from the Lake District. Had a brief walk in the grounds and house and popped in to the tea room for tea and a bacon sandwich to escape the rain. The food and drinks were really good and the service was top notch and staff were very friendly and attentive. Hoghton Tower is a beautiful place which is rich in history and a great place to see and explore. It feels like you're going back in time and I can imagine the Lords and Ladies of the past and King James I feasting in the marvellous banqueting hall.
I didn't think I could be anymore in love with the tower than I was when I visited as a child. However, our wedding ceremony and reception this Saturday proved me wrong.
The outstandingly beautiful building speaks for itself but the magic truly comes from the attentiveness of Elena, her lovely family and the helpful and friendly staff.
Everyone has commented that the wedding and venue were perfect and we appreciate all the help, guidance and coordination provided throughout our special day.
The Irishman's Tower was the perfect hideaway at the end of the day and waking up to the views and grounds such priveledge. Thank you so much for allowing us to hold our wedding with you.
It was everything we dreamed of and more. Xx
Had a tour and afternoon tea booked today. The tour was run by a man called Eric, he was lovely very factual and knowledgable. The tour was fantastic ( and I'm not really interested in history) but I really got into it. A very interesting building! The tour was a hour and half then we went for afternoon tea! Which was delicious! If I was going to be picky the only thing I'd suggest to be better would be to add more savoury to the afternoon tea. Or have a option of more savoury or sweet. But lovely staff would go again!
Excellent place a great event today of the historic knighting of sirloin return of the king my family enjoyed a superb day out.
Beautiful historic house and grounds, in the pleasant village setting of Hoghton.