Description of the attraction
Wallaton Hall is a beautiful Elizabethan palace and country estate now located in the heart of Nottingham. Wallaton Hall was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Robert Smithson for Sir Francis Willoughby. The building is in Elizabethan style with elements of the later era of King James. Ancaster limestone was used for its construction, and some of the decorations and sculptures were brought from Italy. In addition, there are also French and Dutch influences.
The palace consists of a central building surrounded by four towers. At the end of the 18th century, a fire destroyed the interior decoration of the rooms on the ground floor, but, fortunately, did not damage the supporting structures. The first floor gallery houses Nottinghamshire's oldest 17th-century organ. The ceilings are decorated with beautiful paintings, and the windows offer a marvelous view of the park.
The building itself houses the Museum of Natural History today, and visitors can also go downstairs and find out what the cuisine of the Tudor era was like and enjoy the sight, sounds and smells. In the Nottingham Museum of Industry, the collection of old tractors attracts special attention.
The park is home to European fallow deer and a herd of red deer.
