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Visiting the house at Lyme

An art installation of a 7ft green Christmas tree made of paper with a deer face and horns.
See the animals take over the house this Christmas at Lyme | © Chris Doyle

Like many great houses, Lyme was built and rebuilt, embellished and enlarged throughout its ownership by the Legh family, with each generation making its mark and creating the house we see today. Explore the many rooms of the house and discover unusual objects and strange secrets as you walk through six centuries of family history at Lyme in Cheshire.

Christmas in the house

The house looks a little different at time of year, beautifully decorated for Christmas with an art installation of magnificent and unusual beasts celebrating winter traditions by Sophie Tyrrell. The house will then close for conservation works, re-opening in February.

Christmas at Lyme

29 November to 24 December | 11am - 3pm

Animal Crackers is back! Explore Lyme’s beautifully decorated house, now taken over by magnificent and unusual beasts created by artist Sophie Tyrrell.

Celebrate the handmade, joy in the imperfect and laugh, play and sing together as you make Christmas memories.

Collection items to look out for

Over 600 years, Lyme has acquired all kinds of unusual objects and strange secrets so you're bound to notice hidden details on every visit. Here are some highlights from the collection.

The Sarum Missal at Lyme showing the initials of William Caxton who produced the book in 1487 in conjunction with the printer Guillame Maynyal in Paris.
The Sarum Missal is the only surviving, largely intact, book of its kind. | © National Trust Images/Paul Harris

The Sarum Missal in the Saloon

The Sarum Missal at Lyme is the only surviving, largely intact, book of its kind. Printed by William Caxton in Paris 1487, the book is unique in having belonged to one family for over five centuries and represents the changing religious views of the country during that period. The Sarum Missal can be found in the Library.

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Visitors admiring the collections at Lyme, Cheshire

Lyme Park's collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Lyme Park on the National Trust Collections website.

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