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Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AE Rainy Days Sussex
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Phone: 01798 342207
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Magnificent country house and park with an internationally important art collection

Set in a 'Capability' Brown landscaped deer park
The Trust's largest art collection
Numerous works by Turner; Petworth itself was immortalised in his paintings
Fascinating servants' quarters with a 'state of the art' Victorian kitchen
Intricate wooden carvings by Grinling Gibbons in the Carved Room

The vast late 17th-century mansion is set in a beautiful 283-hectare (700-acre) deer park, landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and immortalised in Turner's paintings. The house contains the Trust's finest collection of pictures, with numerous works by Turner, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Blake, as well as ancient and neo-classical sculpture, fine furniture and carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The Servants' Quarters contain fascinating kitchens (including a splendid copper batterie de cuisine of more than 1,000 pieces) and other service rooms. On weekdays additional rooms in the house are open to visitors by kind permission of Lord and Lady Egremont.

What's new this year

Completed restoration of Matthew Brettingham's 18th-century Ionic Rotunda in the Pleasure Grounds
Open:

House
15 Mar–5 Nov 08	11–5	Mo	Tu	We			Sa	Su
Shop/restaurant/Pleasure Grounds
1 Mar–12 Mar 08	11–4	Mo	Tu	We			Sa	Su
15 Mar–5 Nov 08	11–5	Mo	Tu	We			Sa	Su
12 Nov–29 Nov 08	10–3:30			We	Th	Fr	Sa
4 Dec–21 Dec 08	10–3:30				Th	Fr	Sa	Su
KEY:Only only on the days stated above
Open Good Fri. Please note: extra rooms shown weekdays from 1 (not BH Mons) as follows. Mon: White and Gold Room and White Library. Tues/Wed: three bedrooms on first floor. Last admission 30mins before closing

Other Information:

Gift Aid Admission. (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £9.50 (£8.60), child £4.80 (£4.30), family £23.80 (£21.50). Groups (£7). Pleasure Grounds only: £3.80 (£3.40), child £1.90 (£1.70).

Audio guide - Available in English, German and French Events
Concerts, open-air theatre, family events, living history events, lecture lunches and Christmas events. Send sae for details Guided tours
10-minute 'Welcome to Petworth' introductory talks on the house and grounds on weekdays when house is open (subject to availability) Country walks
Pleasure Grounds: spring and autumn guided walks

Shopping - NT shop. Plant sales

Dogs – Under close control and only in park, not in Pleasure Grounds

Parking - Parking, 700yds. Coaches can drop off at Church Lodge entrance and park in house car park. There is a £2 parking charge for Petworth Park car park for non-members

Education - Suitable for school groups. Education room/centre. Hands-on activities. Adult study days

Families & children - Baby-changing facilities. Pushchairs admitted. Children's quiz/trail. Children's Tracker Packs

Refreshments - Licensed restaurant. Mother's Day and Christmas lunches by arrangement. Children's menu.

Mobility information

Parking - In main car park. Initial slope from car park to house quite steep. Courtesy carriage runs between car park and house. Limited designated parking at Church Lodge entrance (next to Servants' Quarters)
Building - Ramped entrance. 5 wheelchairs. Ground floor accessible. 7 steps to chapel. Stairs to other floors. (Tue & Wed pm only)

WCs - in car park and Servants' Quarters
Grounds - Partly accessible, slopes, undulating terrain. Pleasure Ground: Gently undulating. Path surfaces good
Shop - Level entrance

Refreshments - 3 steps to entrance with handrail, lift available

Visual information - Braille and large-print guide

Audio information - Induction loop in reception, shop, restaurant.

(Images property of National Trust www.ntpl.org.uk/index2.pgi)

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