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Newstead Abbey Frommer's Highly Recommended


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Hours House Apr-Sept daily noon-5pm; gardens year-round daily 9am-dusk
Location On A60 (Mansfield Rd.), 19km (12 miles) north of Nottingham center in Ravenshead,
Phone 01623/455900
Web site www.newsteadabbey.org.uk
Prices Admission to house and grounds £7 adults, £4.50 students and seniors, £3 children; gardens only £3.50 adults, £3 students and seniors, £2 children

Review of Newstead Abbey

Lord Byron once made his home at Newstead Abbey, one of eight museums administered by the city of Nottingham. Some of the original Augustinian priory, purchased by Sir John Byron in 1540, still survives. In the 19th century, the mansion was given a neo-Gothic restoration. Mementos, including first editions and manuscripts, are displayed inside. You can explore the parkland of some 121 hectares (300 acres), with waterfalls, rose gardens, Monk's Stew Pond, and a Japanese water garden.

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