Osborne House & Gardens

Osborne House, Gardens & Swiss Cottage

The country retreat of Queen Victoria and her beloved Prince Albert. Visit the sumptuous Royal Apartments and the intimate family rooms, including Queen Victoria's bedroom where she died in 1901. Marvel at the awe-inspiring Indian décor and exquisite gifts in the Durbar Room and take a peek at life 'below stairs' in the Table Deckers' Rooms. Unwind in the spectacular grounds with stunning views across the eastern Solent and don't miss the newly restored Victorian Walled Garden with flowers, triumphal arches of Victoria plums and hot houses full of exotic plants.

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Take a Victorian horse & carriage ride to Swiss Cottage where the Royal children played and see the miniature furniture made especially for them. Next door is a fort, a little museum housing their collections and their flower & vegetable gardens with garden tools.

Special activity sheets help children get the most from their day. There is a children's play area, the lovely Terrace Restaurant and Orangery, café and tea rooms serving children's meals. Baby changing facilities are available.

The Petty Officer's Quarters houses a café, an extensive shop and exhibition which covers various aspects of the sumptuously furnished house and magnificent grounds, as well as the lives and personalities of the Victorian royal family and the servants who cared for them.

Events

Jubilee at Osborne House | 3-5 June 2012
Family Summer Fun | 27 Jul - 31 Aug 2012
Christmas Wreath Making | 16 Nov 2012
Victorian Christmas | 17 - 18 Nov 2012

Facilities

Have lunch or afternoon tea - dine in style in the Terrace Restaurant and Orangery or enjoy light refreshments in the Petty Officer's Quarter or the Tea Garden. Picnics welcome in the grounds.
Shopping - there's an extensive shop and introductory exhibition in the Petty Officers Quarters. Plant sales.
Parking - 50m from reception centre, then a further 230m to house entrance. Disabled visitors may be set down at house entrance (not coaches)
Toilets - available in reception building & the House
Disabled facilities - Access to house: Four wheelchairs available. Ground floor accessible to wheelchairs via ramp. NB Queen Victoria's private apartments are not accessible to wheelchair users. Gardens: Accessible on tarmac and impacted gravel paths. The Walled Garden is heavily gravelled and may be difficult for wheelchairs. Facilities available to take wheelchair users to Swiss Cottage. Seats provided.
Dogs - sorry no dogs