Discover Headlam

Headlam offers several different starting points for planning a trip: a listed bridge, the architectural history of Headlam Hall, gardens, and spa and dining options. If you are looking for a hotel in Headlam, you can consider which of these matters most for your stay: historic architecture, time in the garden, spa facilities or a meal on site.

Culture and history

The packhorse bridge in Headlam is a Grade II listed bridge and is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It probably dates from the 18th century, so this is not an exact construction date. Henry “of Headlam” and Anne, daughter of Henry Brackenbury of Selaby, were responsible for the construction of Headlam Hall around the turn of the 17th century. The dates therefore refer to different periods: the probable dating of the bridge and the approximate turn-of-the-century period attributed to the construction of Headlam Hall.

Spa and cuisine

Headlam Spa offers a different focus. Its facilities include a 15-metre swimming pool, an outdoor hydrotherapy pool, a sauna, a steam room, treatment rooms, a gym and a movement studio. The facilities range from water and heat areas to rooms for treatments and movement. The pool’s length provides a concrete point of reference; the outdoor pool is an additional, dedicated hydrotherapy area. If spa facilities are important to your trip planning, you can consider this focus alongside your interest in history and gardens.

You are also welcome at Headlam Hall for lunch or dinner, or for drinks in the Library Bar, even if you are not staying overnight. Modern British cuisine is served using local produce, including fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables from the kitchen garden. The dining experience brings style and provenance together: modern British cuisine and local produce, complemented by seasonal ingredients from the garden.

Gardens and walks

Headlam’s walled garden covers around four acres and offers guests space for a leisurely stroll. The gardens at Headlam Hall include a rose garden, old beech hedges, an ornamental canal and stone bridge turrets forming a garden feature. The roses and hedges create a different effect from the ornamental canal and the designed stone elements. The bridge turrets are part of a garden feature—in other words, a decorative element of the grounds. This is approximately 1.6 hectares.

Headlam Hall also offers suggested walks that use local lanes and public footpaths. For your planning, you can consider two different options: a leisurely stroll in the walled garden or suggested routes along local lanes and public footpaths. The gardens offer specific design features, while the walks take in different types of routes, including lanes and footpaths.

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