Osborne House

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Osborne House Description

Osborne House, the former summer residence of Queen Victoria, is situated in East Cowes. This complex of buildings was designed by Prince Albert and built by Thomas Cubitt between 1845 and 1848 in the style of an Italian villa as an asymmetrical site. After Albert's early death Queen Victoria frequently came here and it was at Osborne where she died in 1901. Most of the rooms have remained undisturbed since then. The state apartments, private rooms and the museum in the Swiss Cottage, imported from Switzerland for Albert and Victoria's children, can now be admired as reminders of the Victorian age.

The film "Her Majesty Mrs. Brown", starring Judy Dench and Billy Connoly, was filmed here.

Hobbies & Activities category: Garden or botanic display; Historical museum; Manor or country house

Address

Osborne House
East Cowes PO32 6JY
United Kingdom

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=207

Hours

March 21 to September 30

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

October 1 to October 31

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

November 1 to March 31

Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed			16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)