Loseley Park

About the museum

Loseley Park lies about three miles south of Guildford in Surrey. The More family acquired the manor of Loseley in the reign of Henry VII, when Sir Christopher More, a man of influence as Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, bought it. His son Sir William More began the building work in earnest, and the present Tudor house was built between 1562 and 1568, partly with stone from the ruins of Waverley Abbey. It replaced a smaller house that Elizabeth I had found inadequate for her visits.

The house has remained a private family home for more than 400 years and is still the home of the More-Molyneux family, direct descendants of the builders. Its rooms are not staged: the furniture was originally made for the house and remains in place. The Great Hall holds the coronation chair of George IV, panels painted for the banqueting tents of Henry VIII and work by Grinling Gibbons. The Drawing Room ceiling was commissioned for a visit by James I, and the portraits show the history of the family from Sir William More onwards.

Outside, the 2.5 acre Walled Garden is divided into rooms, with a rose garden of more than a thousand bushes, a flower garden, a white garden, a herb garden and an organic vegetable garden that holds heritage seed library plants. The house is open only by guided tour on selected days in the season, and the estate also hosts weddings, events and filming.

Highlights

• Tudor house still lived in by the founding family
• Great Hall with the coronation chair of George IV
• Drawing Room ceiling made for a visit by James I
• Walled Garden with rose, white and herb gardens
• Organic vegetable garden with heritage seed library plants
• Family portraits tracing the More-Molyneux history

Permanent exhibition

• Loseley House – Tudor house shown on guided tours, with the Great Hall, Drawing Room and a family collection of furniture, portraits and woodcarving.

Operated by

More-Molyneux family

Admission & discounts

The adult price of £22 and child price of £10 are for the house and gardens together. Tickets are bought from the shop, which is between the accessible parking area and the garden entrance.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The gardens are fully accessible to wheelchair users, with flat, shallow gravel paths, though the vegetable garden has grass paths and the moat walk is reached only by steps. Only the ground floor of the house is accessible, and only to non-motorised wheelchairs: ramps are put in place over three external steps and one internal step, motorised wheelchairs are not allowed in the house, and there is no lift to the first floor. Accessible parking about 20 m from the house and garden entrances is open to all visitors who need it, and the main car park is 194 m from the house. Accessible toilets are next to the shop; one has an alarm cord. There is no hearing loop and no wheelchair loan. Assistance dogs are welcome in the house and gardens.

Kids & families

Children's tickets are available and children under 5 enter free.

Getting there & parking

Access is from the B3000 and Stakescorner Road, which is narrow with no footpaths and not suitable for walking. The estate does not offer a collection service.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

The White Garden café (a tea hut in the White Garden) is open to the public, and garden entry fees apply. A FARMM shop and café, selling seasonal produce, baked goods and hot food, is on the estate. The estate shop, next to the house, sells tickets. The Tithe Barn is used only for group catering and private functions.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

The estate offers private hire, weddings and private events; the 17th-century Tithe Barn and Chestnut Lodge are used for functions.

Plan your visit