Discover Petworth House and Servants' Quarters at Petworth

With a history stretching from the 12th century, find out more about the state rooms of Petworth House that are open to visit and the extraordinary collection of art on display.

Find out more about the rooms in the Servants' Quarters and get a sense of what life was like for the staff at Petworth.

Every weekday, excluding Bank Holidays, find out more about the people that lived at Petworth. Subject to availability, discover the collection of art at Petworth and how it reflects the tastes and times of the family that called Petworth House.

Find out more about working servant life on one of these guided tours of the Servants' Quarters. Running three times a day and subject to availability, discover some of the tasks, chores and people that worked at Petworth.

Every Monday afternoon enter the White and Gold Room and the White Library in the private apartments of Petworth House that are not normally on display.

Take a peek inside some of the rooms in the private apartments of Petworth House on specific weeks of the year and see spaces not normally open to visitors.

Starting 19 March 2020, see the private guest bedrooms of Petworth House on a free-flow basis on Tuesday mornings until 2pm.

Made in 1592, this world-class object, on view in the North Gallery, is thought to be the earliest English terrestrial globe in existence and at its time would have been the most up to date representation of how the world was understood.

There’s so much to see in the collection at Petworth House that we wouldn’t expect you to leave knowing everything and we certainly don’t expect every visitor to be an expert on art and art history. For those that want to take away that bit more information on their visit or to understand more about the collection, we have several options in the house to help you get the most out of your visit.

There are incredible literary treasures at Petworth including one of the earliest copies of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. We've digitised our copy so you can explore every page here.

Discover more about the transformation of the manor house from Tudor origin to present day palatial house.

Find out more about the history of Petworth town and how it has connected to Petworth House and Park for generations.

Explore the history of the family at Petworth and understand how their surviving collection of art and sculpture reflects the passage of major historic events. Download a family tree to help get your bearings before you visit the mansion.