Guildford - Clandon Park
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Clandon Park (3mi/5km east of Guildford) is the Jacobean seat of the Onslow family, with a mansion which was redesigned in the Palladian style in 1713-1729 by Giacomo Leoni. There are richly decorated carpets and stucco ceilings, elaborately crafted furniture and tapestries, and a notable collection of Chinese porcelain birds (17th/18th century). In the gardens, which were laid out by "Capability" Brown around 1770, there is an Ionian temple (1833) and the "Maori House", which was brought home from New Zealand by a member of the Onslow family who was once a governor there.
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Address:
Hatchlands Park / Clandon Park, East Clandon, Guildford GU4 7RQ, England
Hours:
March 16 to November 2: 11am-4:30pm; Closed: Mon, Fri, Sat
Always opened on: Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May ), Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August ), Good Friday - Christian, Easter - Christian
Tips: Last admission 4 pm.
Museum open 12 to 5 pm.
Dogs allowed on leads in car park only.
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
Transit: BritRail: Clandon
Typical Visit: 1 hour 30 minutes
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