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Eastnor Castle

House museum · Eastnor, England

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Eastnor Castle
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

History

Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, later the main architect of the British Museum.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Eastnor Castle”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.

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