Discover the Historic Estates and Gardens Featured in Netflix’s House of Guinness
The new series follows the famed Irish family behind the 266-year-old brewing company
House of Guinness, a new Netflix series premiering September 25, follows the famed Irish family behind the 266-year-old brewing company. Taking place in 19th-century Ireland and New York, the series features numerous historic filming locations, including a number of country estates and gardens. Fortunately, many of these sites can be visited today and are open to the public.
Below, explore three House of Guinness filming locations and noteworthy highlights on each property.
1. Sefton Park Palm House | Liverpool
Located in south Liverpool, England, within Sefton Park is the Palm House, a conservatory, which serves as a botanical garden in the series. The Grade II structure, designed by MacKenzie and Moncur of Edinburgh, opened its doors in 1896 as a home to a diverse array of exotic plants. Throughout the grounds of the estate are eight statues, all by French sculptor Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud. The subjects of the statues are explorers Christopher Columbus and Captain Cook, landscape architect Andre le Notre, navigators Gerardus Mercator and Henry the Navigator, and botanists and explorers Charles Darwin, Carl Linnaeus, and John Parkinson. The interiors of the Palm House boast two additional sculptures, both by Benjamin Edward Spence, known as “Highland Mary” and “The Angel’s Whisper.” Lastly, the grounds feature a Peter Pan statue by British sculptor Sir George Frampton.
2. Penrhyn Castle | Wales
Acting as part of the Ashford Estate in House of Guinness is Penrhyn Castle, a Romanesque Revival structure built from 1820 to 1837. It boasts one of the finest art collections in all of Wales, including works by Old Masters such as Rembrandt, Vecchio, and Canaletto, as well as landscape painter Richard Wilson, among other artists. Paintings, sculptures, and decorative art are on display throughout the historic castle. The Grade 1 building was designed by English architect Thomas Hopper, and it has been deemed the best Revivalist castle in Britain and one of Wales’s most important country houses.
3. Broughton Hall | Yorkshire
Yorkshire’s Broughton Hall is featured throughout House of Guinness, including its library, dining room, drawing room, and several bedrooms, as the fictional St. Anne’s Estate and Ashford Castle. Situated on 3,000 acres, the Georgian country house is located at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the estate has been home to the Tempest family for over 900 years. It is currently used as an event venue, and it also boasts its own spa and well center.