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Opening Hours
Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00
Friday: 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
What's not to miss inside?
The Octagon Room
A rare intact James Gibbs interior—architectural theatre in miniature.Eight sides, tall windows and gilded detail turn daylight into a performance.
📍 Main house fragment, signed route from entrance
Stables & Site Story
What you see is just the tip—the mansion was largely demolished in 1926.Plans and photos sketch the lost house and why the Octagon survived.
📍 Stables Gallery and intro displays
River & Woodland Loop
Landscape is half the visit—architecture framed by tide and trees.A short loop ties art-viewing to bird-spotting and boat-watching.
📍 Thames Path and Orleans Gardens
🤓 Fun Facts
The Octagon Room was designed by James Gibbs in 1720; most of the mansion was demolished two centuries later, leaving the Octagon and outbuildings.
The exiled future French king Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, lived here in the early 19th century—hence the site’s name.
The gallery can host weddings inside the Octagon—baroque geometry meets modern confetti.
