Heritage Open Day: Peckover House will be opening it's doors free of charge as part of Heritage Open Day on 14th September.
This year there will be a special focus on behind the scenes access to areas that haven't been open before. Peckover House: An elegant Georgian merchant's house on the North Brink of the River Nene, built in 1722, and noted for its fine plaster and wood rococo interior. Rooms are open on 3 floors of the house, including the below-stairs service rooms and a museum room with displays on the Quaker banking family who lived in the house.
The two acre garden is regarded as one of the finest walled town gardens in the country, and offers rare trees, summerhouses, two pool gardens, over 70 species of roses and a croquet lawn.