Adults £10, Under 16s go free!
Our annual celebration of the natural world is on the 12th May 2024!
A Family Fun day where we are joined by nature and conservation organisations for a day packed with family friendly activities, crafts and workshops.
Admission includes access to the house and gardens. Pre-booking is not essential.
Come back soon for further information.
Gilbert White was aged 7 or 8 when the White family moved from the Vicarage on Selborne’s Plestor, to this house, called ‘The Wakes’ (named after the Wake family who had lived here previously). At that time the property would have been no more than a ‘two up, two down’ but over the subsequent years lots of extensions and additions have been made, creating the long sizeable house you see today.
The rooms have been restored following descriptions in White’s own correspondence and include a chair he used at Oriel College, Oxford (loaned from the College), items of contemporary furniture, family portraits and bed hangings embroidered for him by his aunts.
On display is the original manuscript of his book, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, which was purchased with generous help from English Heritage and others.
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