Petworth House and Park - Perworth
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The vast late
17th-century mansion is set in a beautiful 283-hectare (700-acre) deer
park, landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and immortalised in Turner's
paintings. The house contains the National Trust's finest collection of
pictures, with numerous works by Turner, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Blake,
ancient and Neo-classical sculpture, fine furniture and carvings by
Grinling Gibbons. The servants' quarters contain fascinating kitchens
(including a copper batterie de cuisine of more than 1,000
pieces) and other service rooms. On weekdays additional rooms in the
house are open by kind permission of Lord and Lady Egremont. Don't miss
Making the most of your day Extensive and varied event and exhibition programme (including open-air opera, tours and guided walks). Dogs: under close control in park only (not Pleasure Ground)
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