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Petworth House and Park Description
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. 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
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Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display;  Paintings, art collections;  Garden or botanic display;  Manor or country house;  Architecture - Renaissance;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Address
Hours
March 29 to November 2
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open11:0011:0011:00ClosedClosed11:0011:00
Closed17:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Good Friday - Christian
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (Last Monday, May)
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August)
Cost
Adult7.00
Group discounts6.50
Child4.00
Family18.00
Grounds / gardens only around attraction1.50
All values are in local currency.
Tips
Last admissions to house 5.00 pm.
Extra rooms shown weekdays.
Parking
Free
Disabled
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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