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Ashdown House (also known as Ashdown Park) is a 17th-century country house in the civil parish of Ashbury in the English county of Oxfordshire. Until 1974 the house was in the county of Berkshire, and the nearby village of Lambourn remains in that county.
Ashdown House (mit dem umgebenden Ashdown Park) ist ein Landhaus aus dem 17. Jahrhundert in der Gemeinde Ashbury in der englischen Grafschaft Oxfordshire. Bis 1974 gehörte das Haus zur Grafschaft Berkshire, zu der das nahegelegene Dorf Lambourn weiterhin gehört. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Geschichte. 2 Einzelnachweise. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Discover a unique 17th-century chalk-block hunting lodge built for the Queen of Bohemia. Learn the family history and enjoy rooftop views across three counties.
Built by Lord William Craven for Elizabeth Stuart – the woman known as the Winter Queen – Ashdown House marks the culmination of a story of royalty and war, love and devotion. Who was Elizabeth Stuart? Elizabeth was the daughter of King James I of England and VI of Scotland.
Visit historic Ashdown House for guided tours of the portrait-adorned staircase, rooftop views over three counties, woodland walks complete with a tree trail and the chance to spot the resident deer. Climb the staircase. Carved from oak and elm, the staircase at Ashdown is a striking example of 17th-century craftsmanship.
Ashdown House - Lambourn - Parks & Gardens. Lambourn. England, Oxfordshire. Introduction. Originally laid out in the 17th century, the early formal garden has been reconstructed. It lies within parkland which covers about 85 hectares. The property now belongs to the National Trust and was restored from about 1950 onwards. Terrain.
01793 762209. Visit website. About Ashdown House. Ashdown House is an unusual Dutch-style house on the Berkshire Downs built in the early 1660s for William, 1st Earl of Craven. Legend purports that Ashdown was built during an outbreak of plague in London as a refuge for Elizabeth of Bohemia, to whom Craven was devoted.
