Levens Hall

The Lake District


This Elizabethan manor is built around a mid-13th-century fortified pele tower, and fine Jacobean furniture litters its interior, although the real draw is the 17th-century topiary garden – a surreal riot of pyramids, swirls, curls, pompoms and peacocks straight out of Alice in Wonderland.

In 2016 the West Elevation was refaced with traditional lime mortar.

The house is 2 miles south from Sizergh Castle along the A6. The 555/556 bus runs past the gates.


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