Loseley Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Loseley Park |
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| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Littleton Lane, Artington, Surrey, England |
| OS grid reference | SU 97495 47149 |
| Built | 1568 |
| Architectural style(s) | Tudor |
| Owner | More-Molyneux family |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Official name: Loseley House | |
| Designated | 18 February 1958 |
| Reference no. | 1029573 |
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Loseley Park is a large Tudor manor house in Surrey, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Guildford. The house is located in Artington, near the small village of Littleton.
The More-Molyneux family has owned this estate since the early 1500s. The current house was built for Sir William More. It is a Grade I listed building. This means it is a very important historical and architectural site. Loseley Park is still the home of the More-Molyneux family. You can visit it to learn about its history. The old barn from the 1600s is also used for weddings.
The Historic House
The house you see today was built between 1562 and 1568. The builders used stone from the old Waverley Abbey ruins. The new house replaced a smaller one. Elizabeth I once said the old house was not "adequate" for her to visit. She wanted a bigger house built!
The main room is called the Great Hall. It has special wood panels from Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace. You can also see a minstrel's gallery where musicians would play. There are amazing carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The room also displays royal and family portraits.
The drawing room has a beautiful gold ceiling. It was made for King James I when he visited. There is also a huge fireplace made of chalk. It was designed by Hans Holbein. Carvings above the library fireplace, dated 1570, remember one of Elizabeth I's visits. Sir William More's room has a special mirror from the 1700s. Two bedrooms are called the King's Room and the Queen's Room. They were used by King James I and Queen Elizabeth I. The house even has one of the few paintings of Anne Boleyn.
The Beautiful Garden
Loseley Park has a wonderful walled garden. It was designed by Gertrude Jekyll. The garden is divided into different "rooms" with special themes. The garden was updated starting in 1993.
You can explore the Rose Garden, Herb Garden, and Flower Garden. There is also a White Garden and an organic Vegetable and Cut Flower Garden. An old wall, as old as the house, surrounds the gardens. Inside, you will find a long vine walk and a huge wisteria plant. There is also an old mulberry tree. A family story or prophecy is connected to this tree.
Loseley Park in Films and TV
Loseley Park and its house have been used for filming many movies and TV shows. Some of the earliest films include The Counterfeit Plan (1957).
Many popular shows and films have been shot here:
- Midsomer Murders (TV series)
- The Worst Witch (TV series)
- Jonathan Creek (TV series)
- Agatha Christie's Marple (TV series)
- Sense and Sensibility (miniseries)
- Emma (miniseries)
- In 2016, the house was seen in the Netflix series The Crown.
- The films The Favourite and Rebecca were partly filmed here.
- In 2020, the TV series Belgravia also filmed some scenes at Loseley Park.
