National Trust Gawthorpe Hall

07/10/2026

Important October Update! 🏗️🍂

Our beautiful coach house and toilet block are getting some essential roof repairs this month. To make sure everyone stays safe, the café will be moving to weekend-only hours for the rest of October.

🕒 October Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 10am – 3pm
📅 Wednesday – Friday: Closed for repairs

We are so sorry for any inconvenience this might cause, but MoochGawthorpe look forward to welcoming you for your weekend treats!

Please note the toilets will still be open during October, in line with the Hall opening days, Wednesday through to Sunday.

30/09/2026

🌞💦 Ever wondered who keeps Gawthorpe looking so spectacular? Come rain or shine, our amazing team of rangers and volunteers are out across the estate carrying out essential maintenance work. We are incredibly grateful for their dedication and hard work.

Volunteering is a wonderful way to share your skills and passions, as well as make new friends while doing your bit to ensure places like Gawthorpe are preserved for future generations.

Fancy joining us? We're always looking for volunteers to help with our work. If you're interested visit https://bit.ly/4za0jwj, or please email [email protected]

30/09/2026

Don't miss the wonderful Galliard Folk dancers at Gawthorpe Hall this Sunday 4 October.

The Walled Garden will also be open for you to have a look around as well as MoochGawthorpe café.

Anyone fancy a boogie?

People have always loved a dance and on Sunday 4 October the wonderful Galliard Folk dancers will be back at Gawthorpe Hall to show us how it was done in the past. With live music from the Chorley Cakes Ceilidh band there will be an opportunity to join in too (just on the easy ones!).

Plus the Walled Garden will be open, so you can slip off and relax in this tranquil wildlife haven with your coffee from the MoochGawthorpe cafe.

More details in the link
http://tiny.cc/EventsAtGawthorpeHall

National Trust Gawthorpe Hall The Chorley Cakes Folk community ceilidh & performance band MoochGawthorpe Galliard Folk Dancers

17/09/2026

Last week, we were delighted to welcome Burnley Bondholders to the newly reopened Great Barn at Gawthorpe! 🌿

It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the exciting work that has taken place to repair and reopen the Great Barn, introduce our new café operator, Mooch Gawthorpe, and share a glimpse of our plans for the wider estate.

There’s lots happening at Gawthorpe, and we’re excited about the future. It was fantastic to bring people together, celebrate the progress so far, and share our vision for what’s to come.

A big thank you to Burnley Bondholders for joining us — we hope you enjoyed discovering more about Gawthorpe and everything we have planned! ✨

📸©Andy Ford

08/09/2026

11/08/2026

💚 Thought we'd share a few pics of what the National Trust volunteer team have been up to recently.

🧹 From trimming hedges and fixing stone walls to clearing visitor areas and cleaning the Great Barn, it's been a busy few weeks for the team!

👉 If you're interested in becoming a volunteer here at Gawthorpe Hall, email us at [email protected]

22/07/2026

Listen to Sarah Dennett, Senior Building Surveyor – Architect for the National Trust, as she talks about the works taken place to restore the roof of the Great Barn here at Gawthorpe Hall.

21/07/2026

🎉Last week we were joined in celebration of the reopening of the Great Barn here at Gawthorpe Hall.

📣It was fantastic to celebrate the recent work that’s taken place to secure its future and to re-open this space up once again.

☕️Not only are the Great Barn doors back open, but there’s also a wonderful new café onsite – MoochGawthorpe

🍰Serving a range of hot and cold refreshments, light meals, ice-cream, snacks and confectionery, Mooch Gawthorpe will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 8.30am – 4.30pm.

👣The Great Barn will be open to the public every Wednesday, between 12.30 and 14.30, where visitors can learn more about its history, the restoration works that have taken place and the next steps for the barn as its story continues.

👉For more details about hiring or volunteering at the barn, please email [email protected]

📸Annapurna Mellor

02/07/2026

We are very sorry but Gawthorpe Hall will be closed from Wednesday 30 June to Tuesday 7 July. This is due to installation of cables along the main driveway, so there is no access to the building.

The Hall will reopen to visitors from 12pm on Wednesday 8 July and as usual for the rest of the season.

http://tiny.cc/GawthorpeHall

11/06/2026