Athelhampton House - superb Tudor manor house with hidden priest hole!

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4 ай бұрын

Athelhampton House in Dorset is one of England's finest Tudor manor houses. Built just after the Wars of the Roses by Sir William Martyn and extended during the reign of Elizabeth I by Sir Nicholas Martyn, who incorporated a priest hole to ensure Catholic priests could hide at the house during England's period of religious upheaval as the family were staunch Catholics. The property has superb late medieval and Tudor architectural features, as well as being fully solar powered thanks to its current owner, Giles Keating. Athelhampton was a favourite spot of the novelist Thomas Hardy, who wrote numerous novels and poems inspired by the house.

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@SpiritWolf1966 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy all of Go Visit Castles videos

@pepperman72 4 ай бұрын

Very cool. It looks like a really interesting place to visit.

@wildthornrose Ай бұрын

What a great video! I am writing a gothic mystery novel and using Athelhampton as inspiration for the setting. This was so helpful and informative. I live in New Zealand, so can't make the visit in person. The house is absolutely breath-taking!

@govisitcastles Ай бұрын

That's fantastic, good luck with the novel, sounds a good read!

@sharynhughes1061 4 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!

@charlesglenn9373 4 ай бұрын

Sorry if this is obvious, but is there anyway you add a link somewhere on visiting the location in your video? Loving these "meanders" into history beyond castles. The videos and presentations are getting even better over time. PS: It looks like you wouldn't have been far from Port Elliott House where Rokia now works.

@govisitcastles 4 ай бұрын

We have a website, links to properties, facilities, google maps etc is on there. We can add links to the property websites in the description. In fact, I shall do that now :)

@charlesglenn9373 4 ай бұрын

Not strictly heritage, but you said Althelhampton got all its electricity from solar PV panels. Where were those? I am guessing they weren't a handful of panels on an outbuildings roof? You would need a lot of solar to generate enough electricity for a place that size.

@govisitcastles 4 ай бұрын

They're very well hidden behind the kitchen gardens! And there are a lot. They also have ground and air source heatpumps. They also have storage batteries to store the surplus solar so the property can continue to be powered by solar overnight. The only room that doesn't seem to be heated by this is the great hall, possibly because the panelling is Tudor and the floor from the same or earlier period, and can't be adjusted to allow for vents or underfloor heating.