Wimpole Estate
| Wimpole Hall | |
|---|---|
The entrance front | |
| Type | Country house |
| Location | Wimpole |
| Coordinates | 52°08′28″N 0°02′59″W / 52.1411°N 0.0498°W |
| Area | Cambridgeshire |
| Built | 1640–1650 extended 1713-1716 remodelled 1742-1745 remodelled 1790-1794 remodelled c.1842 |
| Architect | James Gibbs Henry Flitcroft John Soane Henry Edward Kendall |
| Owner | National Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Wimpole Hall |
| Designated | 22 Nov 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1128166 |
| Official name | Wimpole Hall |
| Designated | 16 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1000635 |
Location of Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire | |
Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Cambridge. The house began in 1640 and its 3,000 acres (1,200 ha; 12 km2) of parkland and farmland are owned by the National Trust.
It is the only visitor attraction in the National Trust portfolio that has a working farm, Home Farm, which is one of the largest centres for rare breeds in the UK. Rare horse breeds kept on the farm and within the estate include Shire Horses, a Suffolk Punch and Dartmoor ponies. The estate is generally open to the public and received more than 370,000 visitors in 2024.