Swarcliffe Hall, standing proudly on 20 acres of beautiful countryside overlooking the Nidd valley and as far afield as the York and the Yorkshire Wolds, was built in 1850 by the Greenwood family.
The current Hall is the second house on the site – with the original building, owned by the Blessard family, constructed in 1800.
With fine literary connections, Charlotte Bronte worked for a brief spell at the Hall as a governess in 1839, perhaps gaining some inspiration for her later novel Jane Eyre.
The Hall also has Royal connections. Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence visited in 1888 and 1889 when he formally opened the New Bath Hospital in Harrogate.
The impressive gardens were originally quite an attraction for Victorian and Edwardian day trippers and are still home to rare species and boast one of the largest bamboo displays in the north of England.