Polesden Lacey, Surrey
7th Most Visited of the National Trust Properties
Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house (expanded from an earlier building) and estate. This Regency house was extensively remodelled in 1906 by Margaret Greville, a well-known Edwardian hostess. Her collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver is still displayed in the reception rooms and galleries, as it was at the time of her celebrated house parties. There are extensive grounds of about 1,400 acres (5.6 square kilometres), which include a walled rose garden, lawns and landscape walks. When the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon here in 1923 the Queen described Polesden Lacey as a ‘delicious house’.
A view of the East front of Polesden Lacey, Surrey, viewed from the south East © National Trust Images/Nick Meers
