Oakwell Hall
📍 BirstallWest Yorkshire
Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house set out as a 1690s family home, in a big country park
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What’s free
Free entry to the hall during normal opening hours, and the country park is free
About
Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house furnished as a family home of the 1690s, and Charlotte Brontë used it as Fieldhead in her novel Shirley. It sits in a 110-acre country park with period gardens, nature trails and a play area. The ground floor is accessible but the upper floor is not.
Opening times
- Hall open weekends 12:00 to 16:00 in term time, plus Tue to Thu in Kirklees school holidays
Times can change, so check with the venue before a special trip.
Good to know
Costs to know about: Parking is free
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