Chiswick House and Gardens with his Neopalladian -style town and 65 exquisite park acres makes it a wonderful day in western London. Explore Lord Burlington’s house, visit the kitchen garden, windy around the lake full of Birdlife, marvels at the 18th century landscape of William Kent and stops to have coffee or lunch at the Café de Chiswick House. A visit to Chiswick House and Garden means that you will be stepping on the steps of Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, Handel, Queen Victoria and the Beatles. This London milestone really needs to be on your list of imbusable London.
A story in Chuswick House pot
The story of Chiswick House is complex, but is centered predominantly on Richard Boyle, the third count of Burlington. He was only ten years old when he inherited the farm in Chiswick House. He was called the ‘Apollo de las Artes’ due to his passion for architecture, landscape, music and art.
Burlington House (now the Royal Academy of Arts) was also a creation of Richard Boyle. He was also involved in the foundation of the Foundling Hospital, now the founding museum.
The red velvet room © Stuart Milne Photography
Burlington, armado con diseños del arquitecto del siglo XVII Inigo Jones y su pasión por todo lo que Andrea Palladio de sus viajes en Italia, comenzó a construir su propia casa en Chiswick en 1726. Chiswick House fue diseñado de Lord y Repositorio para los muchos para los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos de los muchos para los muchos de los muchos de the many for the many of the many. -I Office Wrse for the many for the many for the time -Mo Marse Office and the Manyy for Manyy. Tours They never get to live here and did not even have a kitchen installed.
Lord Burlington may have been a Jacobite closet. Some of the interiors in Chiswick House, such as the study, were painted in red, blue and green, the characteristic colors of those who supported the return of James II to the throne.
William Kent
Lord Burlington is used in three great tours and with the architect and painter of English landscapes, William knows a thesis. This friendship would last a lifetime and result in the creation of Chiswick House and Gardens.
William Kent is the man behind the magnificent ladder of the king and the dome in the Kensington Palace and the queen’s ladder at the Hampton Court palace. He also designed Prince Frederick’s bar in the National Maritime Museum.
Kent presented the Palladian style to Great Britain with his designs in Chiswick House. He was one of the first in the country to introduce a naturalistic garden style. His designs also helped Moldar Central Park in New York.
William Kent’s rustic waterfall was fed by Thames through a Victorian water system. It was called “Piddle” because it rarely worked worked effectively.
Duquesa de Devonshire Georgian
Fast advance to the 5th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Georgian Duchess of Devonshire. The couple was responsible for extending Chiswick House to the property we see today, adding two wings and a rose garden. Georgiana was a great celebrity in her day, famous for the game and consistent debts, her sense of fashion and for her close friendships with Whig politicians. He called Chiswick House for his “earthly paradise” and would spend more and more time here, organizing great old parties for breast friends.
Georgiana was Diana’s great chalk, Princess of Wales. She was (unhappy) married to William Cavendish.
The bridge that connects both sides of the gardens was built for Georgiana in 1744 with the designs of James Wyatt.
Celebrities guests
Over the years, the guests would arrive at Chiswick House. These included trade tastes, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Russian Tsar Nicholas I, Alexander Pope and Queen Victoria. In 1966, the Beatles filmed a video in the conservatory and in the walled garden.
Elizabeth Bennett also visited Chiswick House in Pride and prey, Admiring the taste of the owner (the then sixth “single” Duke of Devonshire). She also points to her elegance, but predicts that he would become a firm single.
The sixth Duke of Devonshire and Sadi the elephant
The sixth Duke of Devonshire, known as “The Bachelor Duke” had a fairly exotic collection of animals on the grounds of Chiswick House. These included monkeys, alces, emotions, kangaroos and a famous Indian elephant called Sadi. Sadi was famous for opening a bottle with his trunk and sweeping with a broom. He had his own paddock and a well -ventilated large house to live. Althegh was buried on the grounds in 1829, his bones have not yet been found.
In June 1844, the Duke would celebrate a luxurious party for 700 guests on the grounds of Chiswick House. Four giraffes were also invited to the party.
Gugwick’s house gardens
The Gugwick House gardens are on the list of degrees I and form the plan for the movement of the English landscape. The designs of the Gugwick House gardens include classical structures and statues, trees, topiaries, a lake, a fountain, a green of Cricket, a ha-ha and sinuous walks.
The ionic temple
The Rosas Garden in Chiswick Gardens is the first of his son in the country. The roses would be used by the traditional leg to create potions and oils, but after a visit to the Malmaison Rose Garden of the Empress Josephine, Georgiana, Duchess of Devishire, installed the Rose Garden in Chistwick. Today, it contains about 120 roses by David Austin.
These scarce cedars of Lebanon frame the back of the house. Planting in 1745, Neith knows that No Burlington could have predicted how mass trees would become. The grass leads to the lake to the right of the house. Once upon a time, there would be a leg maze here.
Move about William Kent, Rosie Fyles is in the city. This extraordinary woman worked in marketing and launched in total for a career in gardening. She joins Chiswick House after a Ture in Ham House and Garden. Rosie is giving new life to the corners of the gardens, cleaning the views of what is for a long time covered with weeds, and has all kinds of exciting plans for the future.
The kitchen garden
The Walled Chista House Kitchen Garden is 350 years old and counts. Once a garden of pleasure, now cultivates food for sale, as well as for donations to local food banks. You can try edible flowers while walking, admire the buzz of happy bees in the hives and buy fresh products in the emerging store at the conservatory.
CASWICK HOUSE CONSERVATORY
We have to thank the sixth Duke of Devonshire for the conservatory of the Chiswick house completed in 1813 and 300 feet long. Initially, the conservatory was full of exotic fruits such as peaches, figs and pineapples, but the Duke became more interested in a new import of China: Camelia.
The conservatory has the oldest collection of camellias in the country. Four to five of these are thought of the originals planted by the sixth Duke of Devonshire. Due to the fragile state of the conservatory, access is closed to the public. However, you can visit this space by buying a ticket for the kitchen garden.
Chief House opening hours
The entrance to the main gardens of Chiswick House is free throughout the year. The gardens are open from 7 am to dusk.
The kitchen garden is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm, until Sunday, October 29. Adult tickets: £ 4.50
Chiswick House is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm to 1 October. It is also open for medium period from Monday 23 to Friday, October 27, 2023. The entrance to the house is £ 8.50 (adult) or £ 11 with a combined entrance to the garden.
When you travel the house, be sure to take the excellent audio guide that is narrated by Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern.
Dog walking in Chiswick House
Chiswick House is one of the most popular places in western London for dogs to pass to their humans.
In fact, dogs have been part of the house for centuries. Located in front of the ionic temple there is a grave where the dog is buried. He is a believer who belonged to Georgiana, Duchess or Devonshire.
More recently, the historic house pays the host of The Chiswick House Dog Show, a popular annual event that takes place in September.
Dogs need to be in a short song in some areas, including Chiswick House Café, but can be out of the head in most park areas. Coffee supplies drinking water for dogs. Thanks to the beneficial dog’s confidence organization, you can also obtain free peanking bags when they walk through the gardens.
Events
There are many exciting events throughout the year, including Gifford Circus, London Open Gardens, Luna Cinema and Pub in the Park.
Chief Book Festival
The 15th Chief Book Festival is launched with an ‘In conversation’ event between the acclaimed writer and announcer Alan Titchmarsh and Rosie Fyles, head of gardens on Thursday, September 7. More information here.
Get to Chiswick House and Gardens
Address: Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4 2RP
The nearest subway station is Turnham Green or Chiswick Park (21 minutes on foot). The closest main station is Chiswick (13 -minute walk).
You can also park in Chiswick House using the postal code W4 2Qn. Parking in residents payments is also possible, but verify parking restrictions (there are usually restrictions between 10 am and 12 pm of working days).
Always consult the website to know the opening schedule as the house (but not the garden) closes the winter months.
