Petworth House and Deer Park

Petworth house has been in the same family for 900’years, the original land Petworth stands on was a royal gift from the widow of Henry I to her brother Joscelin de Louvain.

In 1763 George O'Brien Wyndham, the 3rd Earl of Egremont, inherited Petworth and helped it enter the 'Golden Age' of Petworth. As a collector of British art, the Earl was patron to many contemporary artists, including JMW Turner and John Constable, both of whom were frequent guests and took inspiration from their visits. The house itself was somewhat more of an art gallery than a house Stuffed full of famous art.

I have to say I was absolutely amazed by this house and the sheer quantity of art it felt like walking around one of the London museums! It’s well worth going back again just to spend more time on a rainy day viewing the art.

The garden here is called the Pleasure Grounds. Originally I was looking for a walled garden but found out it was a popular garden style the Georgian period to have large open expanses of more open garden where the family and their guests could walk privately or socialise, perhaps over tea or a game of croquet.