Upton House and Gardens

What you'll see and how we'll keep you safe on your visit to Upton.

To label, or not to label? That is the question we’re exploring at Upton House this autumn. Prepare to look and think creatively, with a series of innovative picture labels designed to deepen your connection to Upton’s art.

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

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

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.

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