Come Visit Belcourt Castle
Come Visit Belcourt Castle
Belcourt Castle located in lovely Newport is the only Newport Mansion where the owners still live in residence. They keep their home available for the public to share in this historical Richard Morris Hunt masterpiece. The tour is thought to be by many, the best guided tour that Newport has to offer. It is totally unique to those who are touring around the mansions of Newport.
The 52 room structure rests on a four foot thick slab of concrete and the walls are 42 inches thick with indirect lighting designed by Thomas Edison himself. The stain glass windows of this beautiful castle date back to the 13th century and are quite an amazing sight to see being that it is the largest collection in America. The original owner had the entire first floor designed to be able to ride his horses and carriage right into the house, like a huge built in garage.
Every room is packed with opulent treasures for your viewing pleasure such as huge, sparkling chandeliers,silks,gold and silver articles from the earliest days of the castle to the present.
You may also be very interested in checking for dates and times of the castles more exclusive tours. There is the Ghost Tour, because of course the castle is said to be haunted. There is also the Candlelight Tour which is considered the very best guided tour that Newport has to offer.
If you are going to be in Newport this is definitely not one of the sights you would want to miss. Everyone walks away enchanted by the grandeur and history of Belcourt Castle.
