Welcome to Hovingham Estate

The Hovingham Estate has been in the ownership of the Worsley family for 450 years. It is a thriving rural Estate, in the heart of North Yorkshire located 17 miles North of the City of York. The majority of the Estate lies within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Hovingham Estate is a working Estate proud to employ local people. Our businesses include Farming, Forestry, Firewood Sales, Property to Let, House opening, Corporate Hospitality and Events. We also take our responsibility in maintaining our part of England's Heritage very seriously.

Coronavirus Notice:

Following the most recent Government guidance regarding Covid-19 coronavirus, Hovingham Estate are complying with this guidance and advise that the Estate office is currently closed to visitors. If you wish to contact the Estate, please telephone 01653 628771. Alternatively, you can email office@hovingham.co.uk.

The situation is complex and we have taken decisive action in the best interests of all our tenants, visitors and staff. This is in line with the collective national effort to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

We thank you for your understanding. We will monitor the situation and keep in touch through our website.

Hall opening 2021

We are hoping to be able to open the Hall to visitors this year, although this will be subject to Government guidelines. At the current time we hope to be able to open again from 1st June, however we will review this after Easter and we will post an update on the website. Please note that we will only be offering bookings for group visits, by appointment only. Please see further details under the Hovingham Hall section of our website.

Property to Let

The Estate has properties, both residential and commercial, to let in and around the attractive village of Hovingham

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Timber & Firewood

Quality locally sourced sustainable timber & firewood for sale. Local delivery available on request.

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Visiting Hovingham Hall

Sir William and Lady Worsley invite group bookings to visit their historic house (by appointment only). Hovingham Hall is an attractive Palladian family home was designed and built by Thomas Worsley between 1750 and 1770.

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Hospitality & Events

This elegant Eighteenth Century house with its magnificent reception rooms provides a special setting for entertaining.

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Forestry

The Estate has a long tradition of woodland management and have won many awards for forestry and conservation

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Farming

Farming is the core business of the Estate and is primarily arable with permanent pasture let on grazing licences.

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Conservation

Environmental stewardship is at the heart of the wider management of the Estate and we have won many awards for good practice and conservation.

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