Upton House and Gardens
Lord and Lady Bearsted’s 1930s country retreat.
Upton House and Gardens
Overview
Lord and Lady Bearsted’s 1930s country retreat.
Honey-coloured country house with dramatic terraced gardens and world-renowned art collection. The 1930s home of Lord and Lady Bearsted.
Before the Bearsteds the garden’s main purpose was to provide food for the house, with few thoughts of pleasure and recreation.
Arriving with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and ample resources, Lady Bearsted set about improving the garden for leisure and pleasure. She commissioned Kitty Lloyd-Jones to advise on designs and planting. Lloyd-Jones was one of the first professional female garden designers. A doctor's daughter with a degree in horticulture from Reading in 1924 and her own nursery business ensured she was eminently qualified to reinterpret the spaces according to Lady Bearsted's wishes.
Although a little overgrown due to the current limitations when you visit the gardens you can still see her influence in many areas - the soft planting, strong colours and fashionable style.
- Telephone
- 01295670266
- uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
Upton House and Gardens
How to get here
- Address
- near Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT
- By cycle
- NCN5, 5 miles. Oxfordshire Cycle Way 1½ miles.
- Cycle route information
- On foot
- footpath SM177 runs adjacent to property, Centenary Way ½ mile, Macmillan Way 1 mile.
- By train
- Banbury train station is 7 miles
- By road
- On A422, 7 miles north of Banbury, 12 miles south-east of Stratford-upon-Avon. Signed from exit 12 of M40. From exit 11 follow the signs for the A422 via Wroxton.
- Parking: The car park is 300 yards from the house and garden. The car park is locked outside of the opening hours for Upton House and Gardens.
- SatNav:
Upton House and Gardens
Prices
Whole property
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £13.30 | £12.00 |
| Child | £6.70 | £6.00 |
| Family | £33.40 | £30.00 |
| One Adult Family | £20.00 | £18.00 |
What is Gift Aid?
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:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
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...
Free entry for National Trust members.
Upton House and Gardens
Opening times
Please note...
On days when the house is open entry to the house is not guaranteed; on busy days we operate timed tickets, which are available for you to select upon arrival. Busy days are usually during school holidays and at weekends. The House is open every day for Christmas 4 - 24 December showcasing the Entrance Hall, Dining Room, Long Gallery and Picture Room; other rooms are closed. The gardens are open via the Winter Walk. Timed tickets available to select upon arrival. We have over 3000 items in our collection and neither all items nor all rooms are on permanent display; please contact us before travelling if there is something in particular you are hoping to see. Please note the house is 300 yards from the car park and the last entry is half an hour before it closes. In the gardens there is some seating available, but you are welcome to bring along a small fold-up chair or rug. The gardens are open via the Winter Walk between November and March. Please bear with us as the garden team continue to work tirelessly to restore the gardens to their pre 2019 glory, it will take 3 - 4 years for this to be fully realised.
Monday 6 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 7 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 8 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Thursday 9 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Friday 10 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Saturday 11 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Sunday 12 December
- House 12:30 - 15:30
- Garden 12:00 - 16:00
- Restaurant 12:00 - 16:00
- Shop 12:00 - 16:00
Upton House and Gardens
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01295670266
- uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- near Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT