Levens Hall is an Elizabethan house approximately 11 miles east of Lothlorien close to Kendal.

The magnificent mansion was built around a 13 Century pele tower.

Furthermore, the hall has fine panelling, plasterwork and Jacobean furniture and fine paintings.

Outdoors, the world famous 17th Century topiary garden laid out by Monsieur Beaumont

The gardens at were laid out in the 1690s and much remains of the original spirit, including more than 100 pieces of enormous quirky topiary – some dating back to the original plantings.