about the project...
The 'Friends of Pinchinthorpe Hall Gardens' is a small voluntary group whose aim is to raise funds to promote the restoration of the garden and grounds of Pinchinthorpe Hall.
- To raise money to fund the rest of the objectives
- To restore the historical and cultural features of the gardens to their former glory - eg Medieval Moat and bridge, Edwardian Revolving Summerhouse, Regency/Georgian Kitchen Gardens, Victorian Pleasure Grounds
- To create another point of focal interest and a gateway to the North York Moors National Park, including a visitors centre to provide sustainable tourism facilities eg for cyclists, horse riders, walkers
- To write a history of Pinchinthorpe Hall, Gardens and surrounding area.
- To encourage more wildlife and increase educational interest in the area for local schools and families to use as a resource
- To introduce more rare species into grounds eg Large Black Pigs, Hens
- To involve the local and wider community in an opportunity to be involved as a "Friend of Pinchinthorpe Hall" or as a volunteer or visitor
- To provide new recycling point using new technology to convert glass bottles to glass sand
