Welcome to Stansted Park

A great day for all the family - “So much to
see and imagine!”

Stansted Park is a friendly stately home on the South Downs overlooking the coast, within 1800 acres of ancient forest on the borders of Hampshire and Sussex. The House at the end of a two-mile beech avenue, its private chapel, splendid mansion rooms and the fully furnished servants' quarters below stairs are open to visitors from Easter to September. School visits and pre-booked group visits are always very welcome.

".... one of the South Coast's star historic properties" Chichester Observer, 2010

Other independent attractions on site are Stansted House Garden Centre, the Pavilion Tea Room in the walled garden, the Stansted Light Railway, studio pottery and Buttercup Blue jewellery craft studios, and the Salon du Chocolat. Modern commercial offices are occasionally available to rent in the Stable Yard. 

Stansted Forest is enjoyed by thousands of visitors and managed to conserve wildlife habitats. In 1983 the 10th Earl of Bessborough gave Stansted Park estate, his family home and its beautiful contents to the public. The historic house and grounds are now a beautiful private venue for weddings, parties and events all year round.   

Stansted Park hosts many different events throughout the year, including the Garden Show,  Open-air Theatre, concerts and Cricket - which has been played on the lawns in front of Stansted Park since the 1740s.

"The most pleasant and agreeable Vistas ... that are to be seen anywhere in England" Daniel Defoe, 1724