In their shoes
Visitors will be invited to come to a very special house viewing – just as Lord and Lady Bearsted did 90 years ago. Upton had great potential but was in need of modernization.
Discover a home that’s Made to Measure
Come and follow the renovations and witness the before and after as the Bearsteds create a made to measure family home, fit to showcase Lord Bearsted’s world class art collection. His passion for paintings meant he filled his home, gallery style and showed works by Bosch, Stubbs, El Greco; as well as fine porcelain. There will be interesting exhibitions along the route exploring the history of the era and the fashionable trends of the day.
Building work and blooms
Every ideal home needs a spectacular feature garden. Lady Bearsted’s passion for plants bloomed as she planned new borders and helped design some of the garden architectural features. Turning the garden from working garden to a display garden with a grand stone staircase, with double descending steps enabling you to explore the planting along the terraces. There are early spring bulbs, lavish herbaceous planting and thriving kitchen garden to explore throughout the year in the gardens.