Explore Petworth House and Servants' Quarters at Petworth

Escape the ordinary and step back in time to a bygone Christmas as the 3rd Earl of Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive invite you to celebrate a Georgian Christmas from 1 December to 1 January 2019.

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.

While a selection of the rooms in Petworth House are closed for important conservation work we are shining the light on the North Gallery and Chapel. From 2 January see an exhibit that highlights 10 masterpieces by founders and members of the Royal Academy that shaped the course of British art.

Book your tickets now for the Prized Possessions - Dutch Paintings from National Trust Houses exhibition, 26 January and 24 March 2019.

Open until 1 January 2019, discover more about Elizabeth Ilive who lived at Petworth House from the late 1780s in this interactive exhibition, part of the National Trust Women and Power programme. Explore her intellectual pursuits from fine art, invention and science and delve in to a re-imagining of the laboratory she established at Petworth.

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.