Petworth House and Park

 
Petworth House, a magnificent country house with its 328ft/100m-long garden frontage, gained its present appearance between 1688 and 1696. The extensive garden, designed by Capability Brown, is a masterpiece of English landscape gardening. Among the treasures of the house is one of England's most important collections of paintings. William Turner had a studio here from 1830 to 1837; he loved the local scenery and often painted it.

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Many of his oil paintings and watercolors can be admired in the Turner Room. The collection also boasts works by Titian and Rogier van der Weyden, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Gainsborough. Marvelous lime wood carvings (1692) by Grinling Gibbons decorate the Carved Room. The excellent collection of ancient sculptures in the North Gallery are no less impressive.
Address: Petworth House and Park, Petworth GU28 0AE, England
Hours:
March 29 to November 2: 11am-5:30pm; Closed: Thu, Fri
Always opened on: Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May ), Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August ), Good Friday - Christian
Tips: Last admissions to house 5.00 pm. Extra rooms shown weekdays.
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
Transit: Bus: Stagecoach Coastline 1 Worthing-Midhurst from Pulborough station
Typical Visit: 1 hour 30 minutes

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