Hatchlands Park

Discover the best bits of the parkland at Hatchlands. Open all year round, spanning over 400 acres and just 45 minutes outside Greater London you’ll find a fun outdoor adventure, whatever the season.

Between April and October you can explore six beautifully restored rooms, see some of Robert Adam’s earliest work, plus wonderful collections of paintings and musical instruments.

You can find our new look Kitchen Café in the cobbled courtyard. Enjoy hot and wholesome soups, light bites, cream teas or coffee and cake. Made fresh on site every day, you’ll always have a tasty selection to choose from.

Drop in and pick up a memory of your visit. We’ve got great stuff for your garden, music from the Cobbe Collection and traditional favourites like preserves and postcards. Find us in the cobbled courtyard right opposite the Kitchen Café.

Celebrated architect Robert Adam designed the interiors at Hatchlands, in his earliest country house commission. Much of the work that he did here can still be seen throughout the house.

When George Holme Sumner bought Hatchlands and decided the parkland needed a new lease of life, he turned to one of the day's foremost landscape designers.

Edward and Frances Boscawen fell in love with Hatchlands Park, built the house you see today and made it a family home. They're the people most responsible for the way we see Hatchlands today.

The Sumner family lived at Hatchlands Park for over a century from 1770. They made many changes to the house and parkland before selling the estate to the Rendel family in 1888.

The Rendel family bought Hatchlands Park from the Sumner family in 1888. Lord Rendel left the Hatchlands estate to his grandson, Hal, the last private owner who then gave it to us in 1945.

Francis Mathew managed The Times newspaper in the 1950s and 1960s and lived at Hatchlands for part of this period. In 1959, amid a series of print strikes, he used Hatchlands to help keep The Times in circulation.

Celebrated beauty, Beatie Sumner was born at Hatchlands. Her family tree boasted relationships with the Berkeleys, Danish royalty, and Lady Godiva. Already a controversial figure she regularly shocked society, but in 1885 she was struck by scandal.

The First World War had an impact across the country, at every level of society. Hatchlands, like many grand houses and estates, was not immune to the trauma and tragedy of war.

Discover our essential work happening behind the scenes in our garden and park throughout the year. Find out what we do and how it helps ensure a bright future for the garden and park.

At Hatchlands we're giving local communities the space to grow their own fruit and veg, working in partnership with Grace and Flavour, a co-op of local residents in our neighbouring village.

Preserving a historic house and the collections inside is a constant battle against time and nature. Discover the work we do behind the scenes in our house at Hatchlands.

It would be impossible to run Hatchlands successfully without the hard work and dedication of our brilliant volunteer teams. Find out more about how to get involved and really make a difference.

Already a member or a volunteer with us? At Hatchlands we're hugely fortunate to have the support of several excellent local supporter groups. Find out more about them and how to get involved.