Inspired by the Baroque palaces of Europe and nestled in the South Downs, Petworth House displays the finest art collection in the care of the National Trust.
Book your tickets now for the Prized Possessions - Dutch Paintings from National Trust Houses exhibition, 26 January and 24 March 2019.
Inspired by the Baroque palaces of Europe, Petworth House is an extraordinary and surprising ancestral seat created by just one family over 900 years. The 17th-century building you see today comprises grand state rooms which form the centrepiece of your visit. Designed to display the taste, lifestyle and artistic patronage of generations, the state rooms offer an infinity of paintings and sculpture, including major works by Van Dyck, Turner, Reynolds and Gainsborough. A particular highlight is the earliest English globe in existence dating back to 1592 . This remarkable collection reflects a journey of survival and success through the Tudor Reformation, Gunpowder Plot and the Napoleonic Wars.
The servants’ quarters by contrast offer a glimpse of life ‘below stairs’. Step inside some of these rooms and imagine the hustle and bustle of servant life.
The landscape gives every impression of being totally natural but in reality nothing is further from the truth. The park was transformed in the 1750s and early 1760s by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.
For information on Petworth town visit http://discoverpetworth.uk/
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £8.80 | £8.00 |
| Child | £4.40 | £4.00 |
| Family | £22.00 | £20.00 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £12.00 | £10.90 |
| Child | £6.00 | £5.40 |
| Family | £30.00 | £27.20 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Please note the Pleasure Grounds are now included in the admission charge to the property.
Car parking charge is £4, free to NT members.
In December selected state rooms of the House and the Historic Kitchen are open on a free flow basis decorated for Christmas. The remainder of the House is closed for conservation cleaning and the entry price has been reduced from our core season price.
Please note last entry to Petworth House is 30 minutes before advertised closing time. In December selected rooms are open and dressed for a Georgian Christmas, and the remainder of the state rooms are closed for conservation cleaning. The entry price has been reduced from our main offer to reflect the reduction in rooms. For a visit to see more of the collection, please return in 2019.
