Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
Walton Hall
is a
stately home
in the
county
of
West Yorkshire
,
England
, near
Wakefield
. It was built in the
Palladian
style around 1767 on an island within a 26 acre (105,000 m²) lake, on the site of a former moated medieval hall. It is accessible by a picturesque bridge. The Hall was the home of
Charles Waterton
, a
naturalist
and lifestyle
traveller
who made Walton Hall into the world's first
wildfowl
and
nature
reserve
. The Waterton Collection is now in
Wakefield Museum
.
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