Venue Description

Browsholme Hall is a nationally important Grade I listed historic house with a preeminent collection of historically associated antiques, paintings and furniture of museum quality. Over five hundred years old, it is lived in by the sixteenth generation of the Parker family who built it in 1507. Browsholme Hall is not a museum and our guided tours illustrate a living history of the house as well as encapsulating the lifestyle and the survival of one family in Lancashire. Set within the Forest of Bowland, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Hall is surrounded by ‘picturesque’ gardens and parkland that invites visitors to relax and wander in unspoiled countryside, with lakes, woodland and views to the distant Fells. Our Tithe Barn serves as a visitor welcome centre, tea room, event venue and conference centre. Please contact us or visit our website for further information and open dates.

Accessibility

Ramps at the main entrance to the Hall. Inside the ground floor is level with wide doorways for wheelchairs. There is no access to the first floor for physically disabled visitors. All rooms have chairs for sitting. Disabled toilet in both the Hall and the Tithe Barn (tea room). Access to the tea room is via a flat (gravelled in parts) path from the Hall, level once inside. An easy Read Guide is available and sensory tours for partially sighted visitors. Audio amplification is available for our guided tours by request in advance. Special dietary requirements are catered for. In the gardens there are trails suitable for wheelchairs and Trampers, please contact us for further details.

Access Statement

Access Statement Link: https://browsholme.com/visitor-information/access-statement/

Awards List

Green Tourism Gold Visit England Awards 2015, Sustainable Tourism Highly Commended Lancashire Tourism Awards, Sustainable Tourism, Winner 2015 and 2016 Lancashire Tourism Awards, Inclusive Tourism, finalist 2017

Toilets

There is one disabled access toilet in the Hall and another in the Tithe Barn.

Staff

All staff have undergone Welcome to Excellence training, including Welcome All. Our guides and kitchen team have had specific training for partially sighted and hearing impaired visitors. We do not provide signers and welcome signers within groups.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Assistance dogs are very welcome and there is ample opportunity to exercise withing the extensive grounds.

Other assistance dog facilities

Water bowls are provided at the barn. There is no specific toileting area and visitors can bring their own dog bags or we can provide them. We ask that dogs do not soil the mown grass areas but are welcome to use the woodland.