One of the finest and grandest Georgian houses in EnglandThe current Wentworth Woodhouse was built for the 1st Marquess of Rockingham from circa 1725, the work continuing over four decades, and then passed to the Fitzwilliam family.
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After General Wentworth's death in 1915, Mrs. Wentworth sold the Castle in 1917 to the new owners of Wentworth Hall, Nathan and Estelle Amster. Under a live-in lease agreement, Mrs. Wentworth was allowed to occupy the mansion until her death in 1930.
It has the longest façade of any country home in Europe at over 600 feet in length. It is more than twice the length of Buckingham Palace; the physical footprint of the house is enormous!
The Trust bought the house in 2017 for £7 million after a five-year campaign led by Rotherham businesswoman Dame Julie Kenny DBE DL and SAVE and embarked on a programme of mixed-use regeneration which will take up to two decades to deliver and will cost over £130 million.
Sited on the outskirts of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, in the little village of Wentworth, it is the largest private dwelling in the UK with c. 365 rooms and five miles of corridors. Its eastern façade is the longest of any country home in Europe—and therefore record breaking.
Lack of visitor numbers is being blamed for the decision to close the historic site near Barnsley despite more than £20m worth of investment in the last 15 years to restore its fortunes following decades of neglect. Wentworth Castle Gardeners pictured here in the late 1890s.
Additional Information. Although we have 365 rooms in total, only our State Rooms are available to explore as much of the House is still unsafe for visitors.
Things to see and doHave you ever wanted to peek inside the grand Wentworth Castle? Now's your chance! Take a peek inside the grand house at the centre of the estate on a select number of volunteer-led tours through Wentworth Castle, now Northern College.