Spencer House
- Architecture and design enthusiasts
- History enthusiasts
What Visitors Say
An absolute masterpiece and a must-visit in London! Visiting Spencer House was a truly spectacular experience. The building itself is breathtakingly beautiful, offering stunning views over the gardens. The interiors are magnificent—the furniture, the artwork, and the sheer detail in every room are incredibly impressive. The Tour & Guide: Our tour guide was absolutely phenomenal. She was engaging, highly knowledgeable, and brought the history of the house to life in a way that kept everyone captivated from start to finish. A Quick Note on the History: I did have one very minor moment of disappointment, purely based on my own misconception—I had initially thought this was the direct family home of Princess Diana. While it does belong to her family (the Spencers), a previous ancestor had actually leased the palace out long ago, so it wasn't her personal home. However, learning the actual history of the family and the estate was still fascinating! Tip for Visitors: The house is only open to the public on specific days, so opportunities to visit are limited. I highly recommend booking your tickets well in advance. An incredible, high-quality tour and a hidden gem in London. Absolutely worth it!
The tour is spectacular and our tour guide (I did not get her name unfortunately) was so knowledgeable and great story teller. The tour is about 1:30 to 2 hours so plan accordingly and they only give them on Sundays but if you love beautiful Victorian architecture this is worth it! Also it's the house of my relatives so I had to go! 😁
Magnificent place to visit during anytime of the year. Wonderful staff and amazing guides with so much knowledge. Depending on time and date guided tours can get bigger or smaller.
One hour guided tour only available on Sunday to see the beautifully restored opulent interior of the many Earl’s of Spencer London residence. Well worth it as a fascinating historical insight into the changing fortunes of the property.
The small-group guided tour didn't show all the rooms but only a few, even though, it was more than engaging and informative. Our guide was enjoyable to listen to. An interesting emerging history lesson. The house somehow maintains its nostalgic elegance with some basic furnitures on display, some of which replicas. It's beautiful without being luxurious or pompous. Centrally located yet tucked away from the noisy and crowd.
Highlights
State Rooms Tour
Layered neo-classical interiors reveal changing taste, power and patronage.From entrance hall to Palm Room, the route is a time machine.
Entrance on St James’s Place; small-group tours
Palm Room Focus
A visitor favourite—light, gilding and proportion working in chorus.Architecture as theatre: a finale before the garden.
Upper state floor
Garden View
Urban greenery frames the house’s façade and offers context for elite London life.A private landscape in the city’s densest quarter.
Rear terrace and grounds
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
The townhouse is one of London’s best-preserved aristocratic ‘palaces’ of the 1700s.
Rooms combine archaeological classicism with later restorations to period schemes.
Access is by guided visit, which concentrates interpretation and protects fragile interiors.
