72 acres of private
Cambridgeshire parkland.
A setting for extended,
exclusive wedding celebrations
Built in 1842, the Hall belongs to the early Victorian period, a time of industrial expansion and growing confidence in British architecture.
Its design reflects an era shaped by permanence, proportion and a sense of enduring presence within the landscape.
Hemingford Park has always been a place for entertainment, hosting parties with croquet on the eastern lawn over 150 years ago.
Designed by Decimus Burton, whose work includes London’s Wellington Arch, the Hall reflects the same principles of classical proportion, balance and restraint.
These qualities give the house its quiet sense of presence and allow it to sit naturally within the surrounding landscape.
W.G.Grace and C.B.Fry, famous historic English cricketers, played at Hemingford Park in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cricket was still thriving at the Park before the second world war. Winners of a 1932 cricket cup receive their trophies from the wife of the estate owner.
During the Second World War, the estate was used by Royal Engineers, who were based in the grounds for training and accommodation.
Photographs from the period show American personnel on site, reflecting the broader wartime use of estates across the region.
After the war, the estate reverted back to a private residence, undergoing many internal changes.
During the austere years, the owners re-arranged or replaced many of the upstairs/downstairs features to allow the house to function much more simply, without full time staff.
However the exterior of the Main Hall remained much as it always was, as shown here in 1978.
Those original upstairs/downstairs features have now thankfully been reinstated.
In 2021 a purpose-built facility, designed for the owner’s own entertaining requirements, was completed to the north-east of the Hall to replace an unsympathetic pool hall.
This facility, the Pavilion, hosts the larger indoor celebrations.
