Osterley Park and House







A Georgian country estate in west London
A Georgian country estate in west London
A short hop from central London by tube but a world apart. Stroll up the tree-lined drive, past the grazing Charolais cattle and you'd think you're in the country, not urban Hounslow.
Surrounded by gardens, park and farmland, Osterley is one of the last surviving country estates in London.
Once described by Horace Walpole as 'the palace of palaces', Osterley was created in the late 18th century by architect and designer Robert Adam for the Child family to entertain and impress their friends and clients.
Today the house is presented as it would have looked in the 1780s; enter the house as the family's guests would have via the impressive stone steps leading up to the portico.
Stroll through the colourful formal gardens, transformed during our six year long project from an overgrown wilderness back to their 18th century grandeur of herbaceous borders, roses and ornamental vegetables beds. Look out for the original Robert Adam summer house full of lemon trees and highly scented shrubs.
Grab some lunch in our stables tea-room, or why not get it to take away and spend some time spotting some of the resident wildlife by Middle Lake?
After a quick snooze in the deckchairs on the temple lawn take the woodland walk and uncover the forgotten boathouse or wander back through the ancient meadow, bursting with wildflowers and butterflies.
Gift Aid | Standard | |
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Adult | £13.20 | £12.00 |
Child | £6.60 | £6.00 |
Family | £33.00 | £30.00 |
Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
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N/A | £11.20 |
Gift Aid | Standard | |
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Adult | £11.00 | £9.60 |
Child | £5.50 | £4.80 |
Family | £27.50 | £24.00 |
Group Adult
Minimum group size 15
|
N/A | £9.35 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
Gift Aid | Standard | |
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Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Car Park: £7
Coach parking: £10.50 (unbooked), please call ahead to reserve space.
Please note the car park is cash only payments.
Park and grounds: free
Entry for National Trust members and under 5's: free
Exhibition open 11am-4pm. Last entry one hour before closing; selected exhibition rooms open in winter.
Last entry to the Gardens is half an hour before closing.
Property closed 25 December. The parkland is open every day, 7am-7:30pm except on Christmas Day.