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Osborne House
 Osborne House ... />Gardens: 1 April–31 Oct: 10am – 6pm daily (last admission to house 4pm). / Former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Prince Albert designed the house himself. The builder was Thomas Cubitt, the London architect and builder whose company also built the main façade of Buckingham Palace. An earlier, smaller house on the site was demolished.Immediately following the death of Queen Victoria, the royal apartments on the upper floors of the pavilion wing were turned into a private museum for the sole use of the royal family. They remained completely as she had left them. Part of the ground floor was opened to the public early in the 20th century, and in 1954 Victoria's bedroom and private apartments could be seen by the public for the first time, followed by the nurseries in 1989. Today the house has been substantially restored to its former splendour as the summer palace of the Queen Empress.Newest Review: ... plants. The entrance to the garden has been saved from from the original Osborne House. There is also the Swiss Cottage a chalet built for the children to teach them domestic skills and an attached museum. This is 15 - 20 mins walk or can be reached by minibus for 50 pence. The Terrace retaurant is quite expensive so we opted to eat at the cafe but there is limited choice here and ... more ... many items have no price diplayed. This could be a lot better though the sandwich I had was good.
You can also pay for a horse and carriage ride if you want to arrive in syle and most places seem to have access for the disabled. If you are going to...more |
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Osborne House: Fit For a Queen (579 words)
by - written on 05/08/07 (Very useful, 226 readings)
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Osborne House and its 342 acre estate were purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845 as a country residence. Situated in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, overlooking Portsmouth harbour it is easy to see the attraction. Architect Thomas Cubitt was given the task of rebuilding and adding to the house and complete with its towers it dominates the landscape. They enjoyed many happy times until Alberts death in 1861 aged just 42. Victoria died at the house in 1901. The interior is stunning and though you can pay to just explore the gardens I would reccomend the full tour including the interior of the house as well. Guided tours can be booked from ... Read the complete review
Osbourne House, a visit to the past. (544 words)
by - written on 02/08/02 (Useful, 2176 readings)
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Osborne House is set in East Cowes and it is understandable why Queen Victoria and Prince Albert chose the area. Prince Albert planned and built Osborne House (so I’m told). It is very striking and it is set at the top of a steep hill overlooking the bay. One of the things I noticed while wandering along the large corridors, was how so many things represented a Roman Villa. I also notice how many unclothed statues there were. One of the statues shows Albert as Roman General. Everyone has a favourite era, and I believe his may have been the Roman age. Queen Victoria was fond of dogs; they had plenty of space to run around in anyway. One ... Read the complete review
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