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    The east front of Red House with well in the foreground. This L-shaped house of red brick laid in 'English Bond' & a red tiled roof was designed for William Morris by Philip Webb in 1859.
    © NTPL / Andrew Butler
    Red House
    Red House Lane, Bexleyheath DA6 8JF
    Telephone: 020 8304 9878 (Bookings 9:30–1:30, Tues–Sat)
    House  Other building  Garden  Shop  Refreshments  Tours  Picnics  Events  2003 
    Unique home of William Morris – artist, craftsman and socialist
    • Internationally significant Arts & Crafts Movement house, built for William Morris
    • Designed by Morris and his friend, the architect Philip Webb
    • Original items of fixed furniture created by Morris and Webb
    • Outstanding wall paintings and stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones
    • Delightful, peaceful garden 'clothes the house', now in suburban surroundings
    • Tea-room and small shop with range of gifts, books and Arts & Crafts-related items

    What's new this year
    Early stables now open to the public. New documents exhibition room, displaying a letter from Webb to Morris found under the floorboards. Embroidered panel of Aphrodite, designed by William Morris, in Dining Room. Picnics by arrangement

    Points to noteWhen the property was acquired by the NT from private owners in 2003 it was opened for visitors to see it as it was. Research has now begun to reveal more about the house as originally created by Webb and Morris and, as time goes on, more features and items are displayed

    Opening arrangements
     1 Mar–21 Dec 08  11–4:45 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
    KEY: Dark blue=open
    Admission by booked guided tour with limited free flow entry after 3:30. Tel. for details. Last admission 30mins before closing

    Contact details

    020 8304 9878 (Bookings 9:30–1:30, Tues–Sat)
    Email: redhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Standard Admission: £6.60, child £3.30, family £16.50


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