Petworth House and Park

Find out more about the House and Servants' Quarters as well as the tours, talks and exhibitions on offer.

Escape the ordinary and step back in time to a bygone Christmas. Discover traditions old and familiar from a time before fairy lights and Christmas trees and learn about the history of the Christmas feast and Georgian dining in the Servants' Quarters.

Skyscape is a unique exhibition focusing on aerial rather than terrestrial landscapes in art, open from 11 January to 18 March 2020 here at Petworth House.

There's colour abound at Petworth this autumn with warm colours of russet and gold on the leaves of our ancient trees in the deer park and hear the crunch underfoot as you wander the woodland walk in the Pleasure Ground.

With 700 acres to explore, there are endless opportunities for walking at Petworth. In autumn enjoy the striking russet and gold of the leaves from the ancient and veteran trees and hear the crunch of the leaves underfoot on one of these downloadable walks.

Petworth was never built to receive the 160,000 visitors it has every year. To ensure we can look after the house, the collection and the interiors we close off rooms over the winter to ensure Petworth can survive for as long as possible for future generations to enjoy.

Discover the views that inspired England’s greatest landscape painter, JMW Turner, on this stroll around the park at Petworth.

Skyscape is a unique exhibition focusing on aerial rather than terrestrial landscapes in art, open from 11 January to 18 March 2020 here at Petworth House.

During a visit to Petworth stop by the café and enjoy a hearty meal in the historic surroundings of the Servants' Quarters with friends and family.

Take inspiration from Petworth's unique art collection and landscape deer park and find the perfect mementoes and gifts to take home in our two gift shops.

Keep up to date with the latest news and conservation work from Petworth House and Park

With your help we hope to restore this nearly 300-year-old monument, inspired by temples of Ancient Greece.

On September 18th, we took part in 2019's #AskACurator day, a social media event brought to life to encourage dialogue between the public and museum curators all over the world. We received some fantastic questions, which Tatjana LeBoff, Assistant Curator at Petworth and Richard Ashbourne, Assistant Curator for London and South East, have answered for you.

Visit Petworth with your group and explore a 17th century mansion and deer park designed by Capability Brown.

At Petworth we currently have five workshops exploring different aspects of the curriculum. Learn more about using the setting of Petworth as a classroom.