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    Ashdown House, Berkshire, south & west fronts against a blue sky
    © NTPL / John Blake
    Ashdown House
    Lambourn, Newbury, Berkshire RG17 8RE
    Telephone: 01494 755569 (Infoline)
    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. The house is tenanted and access is limited to the staircase and roof (reached via 100 steps)

    Opening arrangements
    House/garden
     1 Apr–31 Oct 09  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 and 4:15. Numbers limited. Last admission 30 minutes before closing

    Contact details

    01494 755569 (Infoline)
    01793 762209
    Email: ashdownhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Standard Admission: £2.70, child £1.35. Woodland: free


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