UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OVER 400 HISTORIC PLACES
Live and breathe the story of England at royal castles, historic gardens, forts & defences, world-famous prehistoric sites and many others.
Join us on garden tours at Down House throughout September and October and learn more about England's garden past.
Unearth Charles Darwin’s ‘outdoor laboratory’ and learn more about how Darwin spent many hours in the herbaceous border, glasshouse and the Kitchen Garden, making observations and conducting experiments.
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Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood in January 1839 and they live on Upper Gower Street until September 1842. They then move into Down House to accommodate their growing family.
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Darwin completes his trilogy on South America's geology, and begins his classification of barnacles and his garden experiments.