Loseley Park

Loseley Park is a large Tudor manor house with later additions near Guildford in Surrey. It stands three miles south-west of the town in the village of Artington, close to Littleton. The estate has belonged to the More-Molyneux family since the early 16th century. The house is listed Grade I, the highest heritage rank in England. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Losele, held by Turald from Roger de Montgomery. The house was built between 1562 and 1568 using stone from Waverley Abbey. Elizabeth I once stayed here and found the old house too small. The great hall contains panelling from Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace and carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The drawing room has a gilded ceiling made for James I’s visit and a fireplace designed by Hans Holbein. Portraits of royalty and family line the walls, and one of the few known paintings of Anne Boleyn is kept here. The walled garden was designed by Gertrude Jekyll and laid out in stages from 1993. It is divided into themed ‘rooms’ such as the Rose Garden, Herb Garden and White Garden. A vine walk, wisteria arbour, moat walk and an old mulberry tree add to the scene. The house has also appeared in many films and TV series, including The Crown and Midsomer Murders.