Petworth House and Park, Sussex

Petworth House is a late 17th-century mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin.

The current building houses an important collection of paintings and sculptures, including oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner, paintings by Van Dyck, carvings by Grinling Gibbons and Ben Harms, classical and neoclassical sculptures (including ones by John Flaxman and John Edward Carew), and wall and ceiling paintings by Louis Laguerre. There is also a 16th century terrestrial globe by Emery Molyneux

Petworth House stands in a 2.8 km² landscaped park, designed by 'Capability' Brown. It is inhabited by the largest herd of fallow deer in England. There is also a 120,000 m2 woodland garden, known as the Pleasure Ground.

For the past 250 years, the house and the estate have been in the hands of the Wyndham family — currently John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont & 7th Baron Leconfield, a direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham. He and his family live in the south wing, allowing the remainder to be open to the public.

As an insight into the lives of past estate workers the Petworth Cottage Museum has been established in High Street.

Opening Times

Opening days and times vary throughout the year. Please check the website.

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Ticket Prices

House and grounds:
Adult £11.50
Child £5.80
Family £28.70

Pleasure Ground:
Adult £4.50
Child £2.30

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Disabled Facilities

Parking: Initial slope from car park to house quite steep. Courtesy carriage runs between car park and house, which is wheelchair accessible. Limited designated parking at Church Lodge entrance (next to Servants' Quarters)

Building: Ramped entrance. 5 wheelchairs. Ground floor accessible. 7 steps to chapel. Stairs to other floors. (Tuesday and Wednesday pm only)

WCs: In car park and Servants' Quarters
Grounds: Partly accessible, slopes, undulating terrain. Pleasure Ground: Gently undulating. Path surfaces good

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More Information

Telephone: 01798 343929 (Infoline)

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