Name: Apsley House
Address: 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, W1J 7NT
Telephone: 0207 499 5676

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Apsley House is now open for you to visit. You now need to book your timed tickets in advance. We have introduced limits on visitor numbers to help keep everyone safe, and you won’t be able to visit without your booking confirmation. If you’re a Member, your ticket will be free, but you still need to book in advance. There are other new steps in place to ensure everyone’s safety, so your visit will be a little different.

View from the south east of Apsley House floodlit at night with silhoette of the Wellington Statue to the left

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149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, W1J 7NT

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Welcome to Apsley House

We have introduced limits on visitor numbers to help keep everyone safe, and you won’t be able to visit without your booking confirmation. If you’re a Member, your ticket will be free, but you still need to book in advance. To book your visit, click here.

Although things might be a little different when you visit, you’ll still be able to enjoy exploring the places where history really happened. And you’ll still be given a warm and safe welcome by our friendly – if socially distant – staff and volunteers.

Please click here for more information about the safety measures you can expect when visiting as well as our FAQs.

House -The House will be open as usual with a one-way system in place.
Shop - The shop will be open with a one-way system in place.
Toilets - Our toilets are open as usual with additional hand sanitising stations available on site.
Face masks - Face coverings must be worn in Aplsey House's indoor shop and all other indoor spaces. We won’t be able to give you a face covering, so please come prepared so you don’t miss out.
Mobility lift - Our mobility lift is currently undergoing maintence work.

If you're visiting Apsley House, how about also booking visits to see Wellington Arch across the road and Jewel Tower in Westminster?

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Things to See and Do

Apsley House Timeline

1771Adam House

Henry Bathurst, Baron Apsley, commissions architect Robert Adam to build him a new house at a cost of £10,000.

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1807Wellesley Ownership

Richard Wellesley buys Apsley, spends huge sums on it, winds up facing bankruptcy and separates from his wife.

1817Duke of Wellington

Richard's younger brother, Battle of Waterloo hero the Duke of Wellington, anonymously buys Apsley House to resolve his brother's financial woes.

1820First Renovations

Wellington employs architect Benjamin Wyatt to design the State Dining Room. He holds his magnificent annual Waterloo Banquet here every 18 June until the Waterloo Gallery takes over.

1828Prime Minister

The Duke becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1830An Expensive Bill

When Wyatt presents the Duke with a massive construction bill for £64,000, nearly three times his original estimate, the Duke calls a halt to alterations.

1830sWaterloo Gallery

Major works at Apsley continue, including the stunning Waterloo Gallery, hung with paintings captured from the Spanish Royal Collection and donated by grateful tsars and kings.

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1852Death of Wellington

The Duke dies at Walmer Castle, Kent.

1853Open to the Public

Wellington's son and heir, the 2nd Duke, opens a 'Museum Room' to the public, displaying his father's gifts and trophies.

1943Gift to the Nation

After the 6th Duke dies from battle wounds, the 7th Duke offers Apsley House to the nation, together with much of the 1st Duke's important art collection.

See highlights from the collection at Apsley House