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Richmond Map: Agecroft HallAgecroft Hall Frommer's Recommended

Hours Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 12:30-5pm. Guided 60-min. house tours depart on hour and half-hour
Address
4305 Sulgrave Rd
Phone 804/353-4241
Web site www.agecrofthall.com
Prices Admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students; half-price for gardens only

Frommer's Review

In an elegant neighborhood overlooking the James River, Agecroft Hall is a late-15th-century Tudor manor house built in Lancashire, England, brought here piece by piece in the 1920s. Today it serves as a museum portraying the social history and material culture of an English-gentry family of the late-Tudor and early-Stuart eras. Typical of its period, the house has ornate plaster ceilings, massive fireplaces, rich oak paneling, leaded and stained-glass windows, and a two-story great hall with a mullioned window 25 feet long. Furnishings authentically represent the period. Adjoining the mansion are a formal sunken garden, resembling one at Hampton Court Palace, and a formal flower garden, an Elizabethan knot garden, and an herb garden. Visitors see a brief video about the estate before taking the tour. Plan some time to explore the gardens as well. Appropriately, the Richmond Shakespeare Festival (tel. 804/323-4000; www.richmondshakespeare.com) plays here each June and July.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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