Built / Designed For: Walter Marshall

House & Family History: Hambleton Hall was built in 1881 as a hunting box by Walter Marshall, who made a fortune from the brewery business of the same name. At his death, Marshall left Hambleton to his sister, Eva Astley Paston Cooper, a socialite who formed a salon at the House (frequent guests included Noël Coward, Charles Scott-Moncrieff, Philip Streatfeild, and Malcolm Sargent). Hambleton was converted into a country house hotel in 1979 by Tim and Stefa Hart. The restaurant has held a Michelin Star since 1982.

Garden & Outbuildings: Hambleton Hall has overlooked Rutland Water since the reservoir's construction in the 1970s.

House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Tim and Stefa Hart; here since 1979.

Past Seat / Home of: Walter Marshall, late 19th century. Eva Astley Paston Cooper, 20th century. John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Today the Hambleton Hall Hotel

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Phone: 01572-756-991

Fax: 01572-724-721

Email: hotel@hambletonhall.com

Website: http://www.hambletonhall.com

Historic Houses Member: No