Kenwood House

Set in tranquil parkland with panoramic views over London, Kenwood House boasts sumptuous interiors and important paintings by many great artists. Brewing magnate, Edward Cecil Guinness, first Earl of Iveagh, bought Kenwood House in 1925. Thanks to him, you can admire masterpieces by Rembrandt, Turner, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Vermeer. Admire the Suffolk Collection, with its magnificent full-length Elizabethan portraits and stunning costume details. Or take a turn outside, in parkland influenced by the great English landscape gardener, Humphry Repton. There are also lakeside walks and meandering woodland paths to explore and enjoy.  

NEW FOR 2008 - New Loan of Hall Furniture to Kenwood:

Come to Kenwood this summer and see a new display of furniture dating from c.1775. This is the first time the nine pieces - three settles and six chairs - have been seen together for 50 years. The details of the original commission are unconfirmed, but the evidence of the coat of arms and motto indicates they were made for the 14th earl of Shrewsbury, possibly for his large mansion, Heythrop in Oxfordshire.