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Dalemain

Dalemain is one of the area's most popular attractions - an impressive house with a medieval and Tudor core fronted by an imposing Georgian façade. The house has been home to the same family since 1679 and over the years they have accumulated fine collections of china, furniture and family portraits. The grand drawing rooms boast some very fine oak panelling, while in the Chinese Room is some beautifully preserved 18th-century Chinese wallpaper and
a rococo chimneypiece by Nathaniel Hedges in Chinese Chippendale style. Visitors also have access to the Nursery (furnished with toys from all ages) and Housekeeper's Room. The Norman pele tower houses the regimental collection of the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry, a troop of mounted infantry that the family usually led, while the 16th-century Great Barn contains an interesting assortment of agricultural bygones. The extensive grounds include a medieval herb garden, a Tudor-walled knot garden with a fine early Roman fountain, a wild garden alongside Dacre Beck, a deer park, and woodland and riverside walks. There is also a tearoom selling home-baked lunches and teas.