Petworth House and Park
Petworth House
A 17th-century Baroque mansion run by the National Trust, home to a large collection of Turner paintings and set beside a deer park laid out by ‘Capability’ Brown.
The house was built by the 6th Duke of Somerset at the end of the 17th century. Its collection is the largest of any National Trust property, including 20 oil paintings by Turner, who lived and worked here for a time, as well as works by Van Dyck, ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, and the Carving Room’s woodwork by Grinling Gibbons. The 280-hectare deer park was designed by ‘Capability’ Brown and holds England’s largest herd of fallow deer. Walking in the park is free. House admission costs about £20. Petworth lies about 22 km northeast of Chichester, roughly a 30-minute drive, and can be combined with the Bignor Roman Villa on the way.
Opening hours
Residence approx. 10:30–16:00; deer park open all day
Nearby sights
- Bignor Roman Villa
- Goodwood Racecourse
- Weald and Downland Living Museum
- The Trundle (St Roche's Hill)
- Goodwood House
- Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
- West Dean Gardens
- Goodwood Motor Circuit