Ashdown House
Museums & Science Centres · Lambourn, Berkshire
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🏠 Indoor & outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🌲 WoodlandGardens
What’s there
- Parking
- Dogs welcome
Car park about 200m from the house; closer accessible parking available on request via the venue.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Ashdown House is a 17th-century chalk-block house set in a valley on the Berkshire Downs, surrounded by woodland. It was built as a hunting lodge in the 1660s and is linked to Elizabeth of Bohemia, the exiled Queen of Bohemia, whose family history gives the place its story. Families can book a guided tour of the house, which climbs a long staircase to a roof with views across three counties, and can spot several species of deer around the grounds. The surrounding Ashdown Woods are open to walkers all year, with paths through beech and oak and space for a picnic. The house is only open on set days by pre-booked tour, so families with younger children should check ahead and plan a woodland walk as the main outing.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Baby carrier or slingBetter than a pram anywhere with steps or mud.
- Travel games
- Magnifying glass
- Painkillers for grown-ups
- Gloves
- Hand sanitiser
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