Sandringham House
Norfolk country retreat of the British royal family, with ground-floor rooms, gardens and a free royal parkland open to visitors in season.
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Sandringham House stands on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. A Georgian mansion was built on the site in 1771. In 1862 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, bought the estate of nearly 8,000 acres for his future wife Alexandra and himself, to serve as a family country home and a base for shooting.
The old house was soon judged too small, and between 1870 and 1900 it was largely rebuilt in a Jacobean-revival style by the architects A. J. Humbert and Robert William Edis. It is built of red brick with limestone dressings and local Norfolk carrstone. Edis added the ballroom, and the main rooms include the saloon, the drawing room and the dining room. The house is listed Grade II*.
Sandringham has long been a private royal residence. King George V and King George VI both died there, in 1936 and 1952, and Queen Elizabeth II spent part of each winter at the house. It passed to King Charles III in 2022. The family opened parts of the house and grounds to the public in 1977, in the year of the Silver Jubilee. Visitors can now tour a selection of the ground-floor rooms, walk through gardens of about 49 acres, and explore the surrounding royal parkland, which is open all year. The house itself is closed in winter, when it is used by the royal family.
Højdepunkter
- Ground-floor rooms of the royal country house, including the saloon and the ballroom
- Collections of Meissen porcelain, Minton china and semi-precious stones
- Gardens of about 49 acres
- Royal parkland with woodland trails, free to enter
- Terrace Café and Sandringham Restaurant in the Courtyard
- Grundlagt
- 1977
- Ejer
- Sandringham Estate
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 26 £ |
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| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 16 år · Children aged 16 and under are free but need a ticket. |
| Personer med handicap | –ledsager gratis · Carers are admitted free. |
| Familier | –There is no family ticket. |
| House and Gardens, adult (on the day) | 28 £ |
| Gardens only, adult (online) | 15 £On the day 17. |
The 2026 adult price for the house and gardens is 26 pounds when booked online. Blue Light Card holders pay a reduced rate, and Sandringham and Historic Houses members enter free. Entry to the royal parkland is free, but car parking is charged.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The house, shop, Terrace Café and restaurant are described as fully accessible, but the historic grounds have uneven surfaces and gravel paths. A shuttle buggy runs from the Garden Entrance to the House Entrance at set times. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed from the Courtyard Ticket Office against a refundable deposit of 20 pounds. Adapted toilets, baby changing and a Changing Places toilet are in the Courtyard.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Besøgets varighed | ca. 3,5 t. |
|---|---|
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 16 år |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Barnevognsvenlig
- Puslerum
Families are especially encouraged to visit on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00, when house guides point out features that appeal to younger visitors. The royal parkland has woodland trails and is free to enter. The Sandringham Restaurant offers children's menus.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Sandringham Royal Park (bus 35)
Bus 35 between King's Lynn and Hunstanton, run by Lynxbus, stops in the Royal Park. The nearest railway station is King's Lynn, 6 miles away, with hourly trains to London King's Cross, Peterborough and Norwich.
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Betalingsparkering
Two estate car parks (North and West) with pay-on-exit machines using number plate recognition: free for up to 30 minutes, 5 pounds up to 2 hours, 7 pounds up to 3 hours, 9 pounds up to 4 hours and 10 pounds all day. Advance online parking costs 5 pounds. The North car park is the closest to the Courtyard. Members park free.
The Garden Entrance is about 200 metres from the car park, and the house is a further 450 metres or so; a free shuttle buggy runs between them at set times. Cars towing caravans are not permitted on the estate. Sandringham is close to National Cycle Network Route 1, and bike racks are in the Courtyard.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
The Courtyard has the Sandringham Restaurant (9:30 to 17:30), the Terrace Takeaway Café (9:00 to 17:30) and the Sandringham Shop (9:30 to 17:30); the Stables Café opens in the house season. There are no toilets inside the house; toilets are in the Courtyard, 9:30 to 18:00.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Audioguide | ja (EN) |
| Godt at vide | The house is visited on a self-guided tour with house guides in the rooms, and a multimedia handset in English can be hired. Guided garden visits, after-hours private tours and Signature Tours with extra rooms are offered on selected days. Allow at least three and a half hours for the house and gardens. Smaller mobility scooters, prams and pushchairs are welcome in the house. |
