Osborne

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Historic House / Palace

Osborne House
EAST COWES
Isle of Wight
PO32 6JX

Tel: 01983 200022

Rear view of Osborne house from gardens, attraction, things to do, East Cowes, Isle of Wight

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult Ticket - with donation£20.90 per ticket
Child Ticket (5-17 Yrs) - with donation£12.60 per ticket
Concession Ticket - with donation£18.90 per ticket
Family Ticket (1 Adult & Up To 3 Children) - with donation£33.50 per ticket
Family Ticket (2 Adults & 3 Children) - with donation£54.40 per ticket
MembersFree

For more information about donations and prices without donations please visit - https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne/prices-and-opening-times/

Book Tickets

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Accessible Lift - To first floor
  • Disabled persons toilet
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • No dogs (Guide dogs accepted)
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Ramp/Level Access
  • Wheelchair user accessible

Catering

  • Cafe
  • Catering for groups
  • On-Site cafe/restaurant
  • Outdoor eating area
  • Picnic area
  • Picnic Site
  • Refreshments Available
  • Restaurant
  • Vegetarians catered for

Children & Infants

  • Baby changing
  • Children's Meals
  • Family Friendly, Children Welcome
  • Highchair(s) available
  • Outdoor children’s play area

Establishment Features

  • All weather attraction
  • Beach / Coast within walking distance - Queen Victoria's private beach
  • Beach/Coast 10 min walking distance
  • Conference facilities
  • Event Venue
  • Garden / Grounds for visitors use
  • Gift shop
  • Grazing Paddock for horses
  • Groups by arrangement
  • Groups welcome
  • Guided tours
  • Guided tours by arrangement
  • LGBT Friendly
  • Licensed for alcohol - In the Terrace Restaurant
  • Marquee Space Available
  • Meeting rooms
  • Open all year round
  • Open on bank holidays
  • Special Opening for Groups by Arrangement
  • Team / Corporate Activities

Group Travel

  • Out of Hours Visits

Parking & Transport

  • Coach parking
  • Free parking
  • Green Transport - On bus routes, bike stands available. Walk from East Cowes ferry is 20 minutes
  • Off-road parking
  • On Site Car Parking
  • On site parking
  • Parking (free)

Payment Methods

  • Approx length of visit - 3 - 4 hours
  • Groups Accepted
  • Maestro
  • Maestro Accepted
  • MasterCard
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Min group size - 11
  • Visa
  • Visa accepted

Provider Preferences

  • Indoor Attraction - Osborne House and Swiss Cottage
  • No Smoking Attraction
  • Outdoor Attraction - Garden, grounds and beach

Specialist Features

  • Baggage Storage
  • Cyclists welcome
  • Educational Groups
  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
  • Marketed towards student/youth

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups
  • Guided Tours Available for Individuals - Winter guided tours only

Travel & Trade

  • Group discounts available
  • Min group size numeric qualifier - 11

Map & Directions

Road Directions

From Fishbourne ferry, B3339 (Fishbourne lane), A3054 to Newport, A3021 to East Cowes.

From Yarmouth ferry, A3054 to Newport, A3054 to Ryde, A3021 to East Cowes.

Public Transport Directions

Train; Ryde Esplanade 7 miles, Wootton (IOW Steam railway) 3miles.

Bus; Southern Vectis 4, Ryde E Cowes, 5 Newport – E Cowes.

Ferry; Ferry East Cowes 1 ½ miles (Wightlink 08713761000) (Hovertravel (023) 9281 1000 ) ( Red Funnel -0844 844 9988).

For bus information please visit the Southern Vectis website - www.islandbuses.info/

Special Offers

  • CAR-FREE TRAVEL DISCOUNT

    Escape the traffic and travel to Osborne by train, bus or bicycle and be rewarded with 20% off your walk-up ticket. Show your bus or train ticket, or bike helmet, at the point of purchase to receive your discount.

    English Heritage are working with Good Journey to encourage sustainable travel to Osborne, click here to find out more and for help planning your route.

    Things to Do - redeem this special offer between 21/01/2008 and 31/12/2024

    Ferry & Travel - redeem this special offer between 00:00:00 and 31/12/2025

    Offer link: Things to Do, Ferry & Travel

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

4.5 of 5 stars
    • Excellent
      3751
    • Very Good
      1498
    • Average
      473
    • Poor
      202
    • Terrible
      112

    Recent Reviews:

    • DadandCab
      Coffs Harbour, Australia
      An IOW highlight
      4 of 5 stars
      Saturday, 9th March 2024
      One of the island highlights. We ended up spending around 3 hours here visiting the house on a guided tour (ground floor only until Easter), walking to the beach, the swiss cottage and the walled... Read full review
    • Global34971812188
      Very good, very friendly reasonably priced.
      4 of 5 stars
      Wednesday, 13th March 2024
      Very good, however needed to go round with a tour guide, which didn't mention when booking the tickets, guide was free. This was because we were going off season. This also means we couldn't visit... Read full review
    • amritak2024
      Binsted, United Kingdom
      Green and stone that make it more than earthy.
      5 of 5 stars
      Thursday, 14th March 2024
      Views will bring tears. Beauty beyond, the Island stately home brings such stories that nostalgia warms to. The pleasant staff bring this all to life. Nothing is a single day, we will return soon. Read full review

    Awards

    • Tourism South East Award -The Beautiful South - Awards for Excellence 2020 - 2021 Bronze The Beautiful South - Awards for Excellence 2020 - 2021 Bronze 2021
    • Visit Isle of Wight AwardWight in Bloom - Runner Up Wight in Bloom - Runner Up 2023

    Opening Times

    Open (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)

    * * For further opening information during the year please visit website - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne/

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