Holkham Hall
Set in 3,000 acres of rolling parkland, this practically untouched Neo-Palladian mansion is filled with charm
Holkham Hall, buffeted by North Sea winds, stands majestically on the Norfolk coast, measuring more than 100 metres from wing to wing: the length of a football pitch. A perfect illustration of its palatial proportions derives from the days of footmen and governesses. At 8am sharp, a copper container would be filled with boiling water and eggs for the children’s breakfasts. By the time those eggs had travelled from the kitchen to the nursery, they had been cooked to perfection.
In fact, Holkham Hall owes its existence to the exigencies of a
