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Join the guests of Lord & Lady Bearsted and experience a weekend house party of a 1930s millionaire

Surrounded by internationally important art and porcelain collections, hear and discover more about family life and soak up the atmosphere of the party.

See the red and silver art deco bathroom and get close to art works by El Greco, Stubbs and Bosch.

The stunning gardens – being returned to their 1930s heyday – have a sweeping lawn which gives way to a series of terraces and herbaceous borders leading to a kitchen garden, tranquil water garden and spring bulb displays.

Jubilee Jazz at Upton on 2 June

Jazz on the lawn at Upton House and Gardens © Upton House

Enjoy summertime jazz at Upton

© Upton House

Bring a picnic and enjoy the music in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, with the Richard Leach 7 Stars Jazz Band, as the sun sets on a summer's evening at Upton.

Gates open at 6pm for a 7.30pm start, giving plenty of time to see the gardens or enjoy your picnic.

  • Tickets: £14 adult (£16 on gate), £7 child
  • Booking on 01295 670266

More Jazz on 28 July

visitor enjoying a drink at a jazz concert © National Trust

If you miss our Jubilee Jazz evening, there's a second chance on 28 July when the Charleston 5 will play on the south terrace. Bring along a picnic.

  • Tickets: £14 adult (£16 on gate), £7 child
  • Booking on 01295 670266

Sigrid Holmwood launches the Year of Art at Upton

Touch, painted by Sigrid Holmwood for Upton House © Mike Perry

Touch is Sigrid Holmwood's inspiration for completing Steen's Five Senses

© Mike Perry

2012 is the Year of Art at Upton. New works by Sigrid Holmwood, inspired by Upton's art collection, will be on display and the year will climax in a major winter exhibition by internationally famous artist, Glenn Brown.