Upton House and Gardens (National Trust)

Upton House & Gardens
nr Banbury
Warwickshire
OX15 6HT
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house

E-mail

uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Group Bookings & General Enquiries

01295 670266

Pavilion Restaurant

01295 671112

Events Booking Line

01295 671122

Fax

01295 671144

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Upton House & Gardens
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Outstanding art collections in a 17th-century mansion, with superb terraced gardens:
Outstanding collection of English and Continental Old Master paintings
Important collections of English and French 18th-century porcelain
Fascinating exhibition of Shell advertising posters from 1920s and 30s
Dramatic Art Deco bathroom
Distant views, terraced flower borders, herbaceous borders, tranquil water gardens and the National Collection of asters.

For safety some areas of the gardens may be closed following prolonged heavy rain.

Venue Type:

Gallery, Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site

 Opening hours

Mon Tues Wed Sat Sun
11:00-17:00 (Gardens, shop restaurant)
13:00-17:00 (House)

Last entry 16:30

Closed Thursdays and Fridays (except August and Good Friday). Closed mid Dec to March

 Admission charges

2007:
House & garden March–Oct (Gift Aid): £8, child £4, family £20. Groups £6.20. House & garden March–Oct (standard): £7.26, child £3.62, family £18.17. Garden only (inc. restaurant & shop) 3 March–31 Oct (Gift Aid): £4.80, child £2.40. Groups £3.70. Garden only (inc. restaurant & shop) 3 March–31 Oct (standard): £4.36, child £2.18. House & garden Nov/Dec (Gift Aid): £4, child £2, family £10. Groups £3.20. House & garden Nov/Dec (standard): £3.62, child £1.81, family £9.08. Reduced rate when arriving by cycle, on foot or public transport.

Discounts

  • National Trust
  • Museums Association

The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, son of the founder of Shell Oil and later the company’s Chairman. One of the great collectors of his age, he filled the house with stunning collections of art, tapestries and porcelain, and laid out magnificent gardens in the valleys below. Amongst the outstanding collection of English and Old Master paintings presented over three floors are works by Hogarth, Raeburn, Stubbs, El Greco, Bosch, Metsu, Canaletto and Breugel, whilst the porcelain collection includes fine examples of Sèvres, Worcester tableware and figures by Bow, Chelsea and Derby.

Collection details

Architecture, Fine Art, Trade and Commerce

Key artists and exhibits

  • Paintings
  • Canaletto
  • Guardi
  • Pourbus
  • Stubbs
  • Hogarth
  • Romney William Beckford
  • Reynolds Earl and Countess of Ely
  • El Greco El Espolio
  • Bosch Adoration of the Magii
  • Raeburn
  • Constable
  • Devis
  • Brueghel
  • Grimmer
  • Metsu
  • Jan Steen
  • Marshall
  • Sartorius
  • Saenredam
  • Schalken
  • Opie
  • Gainsborough
  • Highmore
  • Smirke
  • Wilson
  • Stothard
  • Hardy Captain William Augustus Bowles
  • Dance
  • Nasmyth
  • Paye
  • Ruisdael
  • Holbein
  • David
  • Memling
  • Clouet
  • Fouquet
  • Greuze
  • Boucher
  • Wootton
  • Beechey Queen Charlotte
  • Sutherland
  • Whistler
  • Porcelain
  • Worcester
  • Chelsea
  • Derby
  • Bow
  • Sevres
  • Vincennes
  • Brussels tapestries
  • 1930s advertising posters
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

1930s Garden Party

27 May 2013

Bring your family and friends to Upton this Bank Holiday. Relax in the gardens, play games and listen to 1930s music.

When

11am-4:45pm

Admission

Free. Usual property admission prices apply.

A Day in the Life of a 1930s Millionaire’s Household

4 May — 30 June 2013 *on now

Explore a Day at Upton as it unfolds from breakfast to dinner time as it would have in the 1930s. Find out about the lifestyle of Lord and Lady Bearsted, their family and servants.

Where

Begin your visit at the Reception and find out what is happening on the day of your visit.

Admission

Free. Usual property admission prices apply.

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