Upton House and Gardens

Important notice -

The Upton House gardens and the Pavilion café are open. You will need to book your visit in advance. Check What’s On for information and to book. You will be turned away if you arrive without a booking.

Lord and Lady Bearsted’s 1930s country retreat.

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More about this place

Family walking in the woodland at Box Hill, Surrey

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We’ve opened more than 135 gardens and parks in England, Wales and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.

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What's on 

Please book before visiting 

The garden at Upton will reopen from Monday 22 June and you’ll need to book your tickets by 3pm the day before your visit. Members can book for free, while non-members will need to pay when booking. We'll be releasing tickets every Friday.  Please note we’ll be turning people away who arrive and haven't booked. We're looking forward to welcoming you back.

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Timed entry to Upton House and Gardens (10 August - 16 August)

Wed 12 Aug 2020
10:00-10:30
Book your timed entry to visit Upton House and Gardens.
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Eating and shopping

Woman holding takeaway hot drink

Feeling peckish?

Our café has reopened and will initially be serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our till and collection points, and waymarked routes. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone. 

Close-up of a cream tea

Helping you eat out 

From 3 August you'll be able to get 50 per cent off your bill, up to a maximum of £10 per person on food and drink bought at and consumed at our café (excluding alcoholic drinks), through the government's Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. The scheme applies from Monday to Wednesdays only and ends on 31 August.

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Our work

The refurbished herbaceous border looking down towards the mirror pool

Conserving the herbaceous border 

This garden conservation project started in July 2017. A different section of our impressive double herbaceous border has undergone replanting each year.

The South Lawn at Upton House being rested and watered in Autumn 2018

Keeping the grass growing green  

Turf maintenance is a year round task for the garden team. Following a regular maintenance programme of weekly checks for the signs of wear and a rotation of areas being open and closed are all part of the turf plan for Upton.

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History

Old Photograph of Lord and Lady Bearsted

The fortune and philanthropy of Lord and Lady Bearsted  

Discover the story of these generous Upton residents and their enduring influence on the estate.

Upton's women - Kitty Lloyd Jones, Lady Bearsted and Nellie Ionides

Uncovering Women’s Stories at Upton House 

The histories of Upton’s women testify to the new social and cultural opportunities opening up after 1918 – interior decoration, fashion, gardening, sport, art and society entertaining – that offered women new creative ways of expressing themselves in the modern world.

View over the mirror pool to the ceder trees

How a pioneering female gardener changed the Upton landscape 

Learn about Kitty Lloyd Jones and how her arrival in the 1930s radically reshaped the garden.

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Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Upton House and Gardens on the National Trust Collections website

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