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Ashdown House 0

Sat - 30 Aug 2008

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Lambourn
RG17 8RE Newbury
Berkshire United Kingdom
Managed By: National Trust
Phone: 01494 755569
House  Garden  Countryside  Tours  Picnics  Walking  1956 

Unusual Dutch-style house on the Berkshire Downs

  • Famous association with the sister of King Charles I, Elizabeth of Bohemia, known as 'The Winter Queen'
  • Important paintings contemporary with the house
  • Spectacular rooftop views over the gardens and Berkshire Downs
  • Includes an Iron Age hill fort where King Alfred is thought to have battled the Danes
Points to noteAshdown House is in the county of Oxfordshire. Postal address as above. No WC. The house is tenanted and access is limited to the staircase and roof
Opening arrangements
House/garden
 2 Apr–29 Oct 08  2–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Closed Sundays
Woodland
 All year  Dawn--dusk Mo Tu We Th Closed Fridays Sa Su
KEY: Dark blue=open
Admission by guided tour to house at 2:15, 3:15 & 4:15. Numbers limited. Last admission 30mins before closing

 

Contact details

01494 755569 (Infoline)
01793 762209
Emailashdownhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk


Admission prices

Gift Aid Admission: £2.60, child £1.30. Woodland: free
 
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