Tour Tuesday

Want to know more about the House and Gardens?

Join us on Tour Tuesday for an extra special experience.

Join one of our garden team in the morning to learn more about the history of the Garden, Gilbert White as a gardener and the work we do to upkeep the garden in a way that Gilbert White would approve of.

In the afternoon we will be running tours in the Gilbert White portion of the house with collections manager Kimberley James, to get some insight to the house and collection, as well as the people who lived here.

Tour Tuesday runs on  the 2nd Tuesday of the month between March and October. 

BOOK TICKETS

Date: Tuesday 11th March

Times: 11:30 (Garden) 14:00 (House)

Price: Tours are an extra £5 per person each on top of your admission.

Venue: Gilbert Whites House

Directions: How to find us

 

    Gilbert Whites House

    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 subsequent years several 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.

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