Parcevall Hall (also known as Parceval Hall) and its gardens are located near Skipton

Skipton

Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

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. It comprises a manor house and landscaped gardens. It is currently owned by the Diocese of Bradford

Diocese of Bradford

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 and is used as a retreat, but the gardens are open to the public. The building is now a Grade II* listed building.

The gardens comprise of 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) of displays, featuring trees and shrubs and herbaceous borders. It is the only large garden open to the public in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
They were created from 1927 onwards but falling into decline after the death of Sir William Milner, 8th Baronet of Nun-Appleton, in 1960.
In the mid 1980s the process of restoration of the gardens began, which 25 years later have resulted in the gardens returning to their former glory.

External links

• Parcevall Hall Gardens