Belcourt Castle - Newport Museum

  • Address: 657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
  • Phone: +1 401 846 0669
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  • Website:www.belcourtcastle.com
Average Rating
3.0
 9+ reviews
from 3 sources
Yelp
4.5
 3+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
2.5
 5+ reviews
Frommers
2.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Belcourt Castle
657 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

Belcourt Castle Details

Full Amenity List

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • BELCOURT CASTLE is the former summer cottage of Oliver and Alva Belmont, a society couple of the 1890s and 1900s. Oliver commissioned the 60 room chateau-style mansion in 1891, with construction carrying through until 1894. Oliver was mugged in New York City that year and was unable to move in for the 1894 summer season. Belcourt's gothic-mediaeval decor saw no parties, balls or soirees. ... more on tripadvisor.com
  • This was the only slightly less grand mansion down the road from Marble House to which Alva Vanderbilt repaired after her second marriage. While the Vanderbilts were avid yachtsmen, her new husband, Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, was a fanatical horseman. His 60-room house ... more on frommers.com
  • Richard Morris Hunt based his design for this 60-room mansion, built in 1894 for wealthy bachelor ... more on Fodor's

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5.0
Underrated

Belcourt is totally and completely underrated. It's the same as the other mansions, just undergoing restoration and changes, just as the other mansions would have done ... By A Yahoo! User from San Diego, California, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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1.0
Disappointed

Cold and dirty. The "antiques" are fake even to the untrained eye. There should ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

Frommer's | Frommer's Review

This was the only slightly less grand mansion ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

5.0
Cabby E. 's review

I go to the Belcourt Castle every year for the annual Halloween Bash. Its the perfect ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

1.0
A Clunker

Belcourt is unique among the mansions of Newport. It really doesn't belong in the same ... By Cathy from North Carolina, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Directions

From Newport, RI Head southwest on Broadway toward Spring St, Continue on Washington Square, Sharp left at Touro St, Continue on Bellevue Ave

At Lakeview Ave

Hours

Guided Tours: Noon-5p M-Su (except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $12

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