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657 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
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+1 401 846 0669
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Neighborhood :
Bellevue Avenue
http://www.belcourtcastle.com
Belcourt Castle is a unique medieval-style mansion and is one of the few great Newport homes still privately owned. Tour guides of the sixty room museum will tell you of the rich history of the armor collection and Renaissance treasures as well the history of former owners, including the Vanderbilts. The current owners' extensive collection of Asian and European art fills the house. Ghosts and an air of mystery fill the house as Belcourt offers spooky candlelight tours in addition to its historical and architectural tours. Walk through this spectacular 60-room, 1890s medieval-style castle designed by the famous architect Richard Morris Hunt and view the splendor of its magnificent banquet hall, solarium, oak circular staircase, Gothic ballroom, library, grand halls and beautiful music room. The owners of the Belcourt still reside there and only open their home periodically to the public. Special tours like the Candlelight Tours take place daily between September and December at 6p and the Ghost Tours are organized daily from September to December at 5p. Make it a point to attend at least one of the Christmas Tea Sundays in December.
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I will first off like to state that I am very biased toward this place because it is where I got married. But that being said, it is a beautiful place and...
We returned with a group last weekend on a haunted tour of the Belcourt Castle. I absolutely loved it. It's amazing that someone still lives in this...
How is it that only one other person has rated this gem? Belcourt is an anomaly amongst the Newport Mansions, an owner-run residence whose friendliness...
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“I loved it !!!”
Yes it is true that Belcourt Castle isn't as pristine as some of the other Newport mansions but it is far from the worst. I enjoyed the collect...
“Don't bother!! ”
On our second trip to Newport a few weeks ago, my husband & I wanted to see some other "mansions" that we hadn't been able to see last year. Af...
“What a bunch of garbage!!!”
I traveled last weekend to Newport, Rhode Island on a Haunted New England tour. We went to the Belcourt "Castle" to tour the "Haunted Castle" a...
“Don't waste your time or money!!”
The tours at the Belcourt Castle are the biggest waste of time and money. My wife and I attended a tour during the day, and first, they lost ou...
“Splendid, Haunted Old Mansion”
My boyfriend and I took a trip to Newport, RI in November 2007. Only a handful of the mansions are open in the off-season, and luckily Belcourt...
“Loved it”
You must understand that the Tinneys have been racked with legal troubles. There was a point when Belcourt was in excellent condition and so we...
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Belcourt Castle by Brian F. at InsiderPages
Prominent on Newport's famed mansion row, this late 19th-century mansion was fashioned after the style of French king Louis XIII, and is recogn...
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