Atlas Fountain — Attraction in Henderskelfe

Visited to experience the house dressed for Christmas. The theme was Alice in Wonderland. Truly awful, I couldn’t help but admire how much work must have gone into it but I didn’t enjoy it at all. Not slightly Christmassy, more like a weird nightmare which I felt was unsuited to the house. I cannot recommend it. The marquee next to the house had a Christmas shop, nothing special, and a very expensive cafe. The best part was the courtyard entrance and exit. Lovely shops, friendly staff and clean toilets. We used the blue badge parking by the entrance. Some is on tarmac, but some is on the unsurfaced main car park. A tractor “train” was a welcome help to get from the entrance to the house and back. Our third pre-Christmas visit to Castle Howard, sadly...

Either during its rest period, when the fountain is off or when it is on, this fountain is a large and wonderful piece of sculpture. It is fed from a reservoir at a high point at the edge of Ray Wood. It is positioned in the gardens and the views of it both against the house and the countryside are lovely.

There are benches around it where you can sit and relax although it can get quite popular...

My review is tainted by the weather as I am sure in summer sun a fourth star would be earned.

It is an intreesting centre piece of the garden and ties together the general greek mythology of the...