It displays one of the finest art collections in the care of the National Trust
Petworth House is open to visit from Monday, April 4, 10am until 4:30pm, last entry 4pm. From Monday, April 4 until Wednesday, April 20 the rooms open to view include Oak Hall, Somerset Room, Square Dining Room, Marble Hall, Beauty Room, Grand Staircase, Little Dining Room and Historic Kitchens. The Carved Room and Red room will be closed, and the North Gallery will be partially open. These rooms will reopen on Thursday, April 21, but please check Petworth House’s website for up-to-date information before travelling.
The palatial state rooms offer an infinity of paintings and sculptures, including major works by van Dyck, Turner, Flaxman and Blake. Separate Servants’ Quarters offer a glimpse of life below stairs, featuring domestic rooms and historic kitchens. The house stands in the grounds of Petworth Park, a landscape park designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.
No advanced booking needed, but visitors are required to purchase a ticket to the site to enter, free for National Trust members. For prices and opening times visit the Petworth House and Park website.
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1. The Square Dining Room at Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
The Square Dining Room at Petworth House and Park, West Sussex. The large painting is Reynold's `Macbeth & the Witches' and beneath are porcelain vases of the K'ang Hsi period. The Red Room at Petworth House and Park, West Sussex, ©National Trust Images Andreas von Einsiedel Photo: ©Andreas von Einsiedel
2. Petworth park
The grounds of Petworth House. Picture: Steve Robards
3. Visitors on the Grand Staircase at Petworth House, West Sussex
Visitors on the Grand Staircase at Petworth House, West Sussex. SUS-220328-143312003 Photo: ©Arnhel de Serra/National Trust
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The park was transformed in the 1750s and early 1760s by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown stripping away the formal gardens and the long driveway to the front of Petworth House to create a serpentine lake framed by rolling hills and wide sweeping vistas of a 'natural' looking landscape.