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Island Hall is an elegant riverside mansion built in the late 1740s. The house is situated in 3 acres of gardens including an ornamental Saxon island in the river Great Ouse.
Island Hall is a family run private home and all tours are given by a member of the family. You can also stay for tea, dinner or attend one of our evening concerts.
Visiting is easy by road or rail: drive a short distance from the A14 or A1(M) or alight at Huntingdon station.
Please join us for:
- Tours of the house and grounds with a family member
- Lunches in the stone flagged hall
- Traditional homemade English afternoon tea
- Croquet tea on the house's main lawn
- Candle lit Dinners and Dinner Concerts
We also offer Private Functions tailored to suit your needs
All tours, given by a member of the family and last for around 1 - 1.5 hours, guests are then free to explore the house and gardens and enjoy their refreshments.
Groups may book directly through Island Hall by dowloading a booking form. Individuals or groups of less than ten should book tours with our partner, Invitation to View.
To arrange a group or organisation visit in the evening or a tailored event, please call 01480-459676 (during office hours).
To contact us:
Christopher Vane Percy
Island Hall
Godmanchester
Near Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2BA
Tel: 01480-459676 (during office hours);
e-mail: enquire@islandhall.com
website: www.islandhall.com
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News and Upcoming Events
From the Archive: An extract from a letter from Emma Baumgartner to her brother Charles, Godmanchester January 1850 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:13:47 +0000 My Dearest Charlie, I think I wrote to you last before the winter began. Oh isn’t it cold! How I did wish for you – when the river froze over – I rejoice to hear of your skating renown. As you know, they say they have had very good skating on the Ouse down as [...]  Read Entire ArticleBBC Radio Cambridgeshire: Desert Island Discs broadcast from the Island Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:57:22 +0000 On 29th January 2012, BBC Radio 4 celebrates the 70th anniversary of a broadcasting institution – Desert Island Discs. To mark the occasion, at midday on the 29th, all BBC Local Radio and the stations in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland will simultaneously broadcast their own, very special, editions of Your Desert Island Discs – [...]  Read Entire ArticleSCHEDULED TOURS FOR SMALL GROUPS 2012 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:14:34 +0000 These are scheduled tours for small groups (groups of under ten) or individuals, that you can join, with like minded people to view the house and gardens guided by a member of the family. Included in your admission is homemade tea and cake £16.50per head. (*THESE TOURS MUST BE BOOKED DIRECTLY THROUGH INVITATION TO VIEW details on booking [...]  Read Entire ArticleEvents Island Hall 2012 Announced Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:13:12 +0000 February Saturday 19th Valentine Celebration Champagne Tea Experience a tour of the house and peruse our collection of the family’s Victorian Valentine’s Cards Enjoy a full english tea with a glass of champagne £23.00 per adult May Sunday 27th National Gardens Scheme Garden Opening, homemade teas and plant sale. (Garden only) 11.00am to 5.00pm 4.00 [...]  Read Entire ArticleChristmas Carol Concert 2011 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:54:13 +0000 Lady Linda requests the pleasure of your company for an evening of Carols at Island Hall Performed by Tapestry on Friday 16th December, 7.30pm to 9.30pm In aid of the ‘Raise the Roof’ Church Restoration Fund which was set up to fund vital repairs to St Mary’s Church. The committee is grateful to Christopher and [...]  Read Entire ArticleFrom the Archive: Spring 2011 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:08:15 +0000 An extract from The Hunts Post August 1906 DAZZLING PROCESSION OF ILLUMINATED BOATS Nothing could have been more successful than the Water Carnival which took place at Godmanchester on Thursday week, and all concerned from the energetic Committee, on whom the brunt of the preliminary arrangements fell, not forgetting Miss Tillard, who acted as honorary [...]  Read Entire ArticleFrom the Archive: Spring 2010 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:59:59 +0000 An extract from a letter written by Dr John T Baumgartner to his son, Colonel Mowbray Baumgartner in India The old Nest (Island Hall GMC) 15th May 1861 My dear Mowbray Here we are as you see halfway over the month of May, there is not a leaf on the Elms to shelter the young [...]  Read Entire Article |
