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| Highlights |  | Events
Conservation demonstrations 2 & 9 March |  | Guided tours
Morning guided tours (Tues–Thur, extra charge) and introductory talks (free); booking essential |
About this property
Clandon Park was built c.1730 for the 2nd Lord Onslow by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni. It is the most complete example of Leoni's work to survive – the most impressive room being the magnificent two-storeyed, white Marble Hall. The house is filled with a superb collection of 18th-century furniture, porcelain and textiles, acquired in the 1920s by the connoisseur Mrs Gubbay. The attractive gardens contain a grotto and sunken Dutch garden, and Clandon also boasts a Maori meeting house, brought back from New Zealand in 1892 by the 4th Earl of Onslow, who was Governor there. The Onslow family is unique in that it has provided three Speakers of the House of Commons.
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