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width="1" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="10" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="164" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="A brief history" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="24" alt="Layout/formatting image" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-grey_pxl.gif" width="9" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td><td background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="5px" border="0"></td><td align="left" style="width: 100%" background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><a href="w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-petworthhouse/w-petworthhouse-history.htm" class="navLvl2">A brief history</a></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="10" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="164" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="Park" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="24" alt="Layout/formatting image" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-grey_pxl.gif" width="9" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td><td background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="5px" border="0"></td><td align="left" style="width: 100%" background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><a href="w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-petworthhouse/w-petworthhouse-park.htm" class="navLvl2">Park</a></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="10" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="164" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="Photo gallery" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img height="24" alt="Layout/formatting image" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-grey_pxl.gif" width="9" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td><td background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="5px" border="0"></td><td align="left" style="width: 100%" background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif"><a href="w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-petworthhouse/w-petworthhouse-photo_gallery.htm" class="navLvl2">Photo gallery</a></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="10" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="164" border="0"></td><td><img height="1" alt="Clear image used for layout purposes" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="w-vh/w-daysout.htm"><img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-lib-l4-tours_off.gif" width="195" height="40" alt="Itinerary ideas" border="0"></a><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="w-vh/w-holidays.htm"><img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-lib-l4-holidays_off.gif" width="195" height="40" alt="Holidays" border="0"></a><br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </td> <td valign="top">  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="content" summary=""> <tr> <td valign="top">  <div style="text-align:left;"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><div style="border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #FFFFFF;"><img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-017098-petworthhouse-property_image" width="379" height="206" alt="Petworth House & Park"></div></td></tr> <tr> <td class="picturecredits" align="left"><span tabindex="0" style="cursor:hand" onclick="javascript:window.open('http://web.archive.org/web/20090411191955/http://www.ntpl.org.uk')" onkeypress="javascript:window.open('http://www.ntpl.org.uk')"> © <u>NTPL</u></span> / F.A.H. Bloemendal</td></tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" summary="" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img height="3" alt="" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-clear.gif" width="1" border="0"></td></tr> <tr><td class="MiddleContentHeader" background="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/library/w-lib-light_beige_ssn_pxl.gif" style="border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="propertyFrontPageName">Petworth House and Park</div><div class="propaddress">Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0AE<br/>Telephone: 01798 343929 (Infoline)</div></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#AEBFD1" style="border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #FFFFFF;"><div style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;padding-top: 5px;"><img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-HouseSym.gif" alt="House" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-ParkSym.gif" alt="Park" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-ShopSym.gif" alt="Shop" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-RefreshmentsSym.gif" alt="Refreshments" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-tourssym.gif" alt="Tours" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-audioguide.gif" alt="Audio guide" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-EventsSym.gif" alt="Events" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-walks.gif" alt="Walking" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-visits-symbol-FunctionsSym.gif" alt="Functions" width="27" height="27" border="0"/>  <img src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/nat_icon_acquire_1947.gif" alt="1947" width="45" height="27" border="0"/> <br/> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td class="Lvl4Content"><div class="propertyFrontPageSectionHeader">Magnificent country house and park with an internationally important art collection</div><div style="font-size:small;"><ul> <li>Set in a 'Capability' Brown landscaped deer park</li> <li>The Trust's largest art collection</li> <li>Numerous works by Turner; Petworth itself was immortalised in his paintings </li> <li>Fascinating servants' quarters with a 'state of the art' Victorian kitchen</li> <li>Intricate wooden carvings by Grinling Gibbons in the Carved Room</li> </ul> </div><table width="97%"><tr><td><div class="propertyFrontPageSectionHeader">Opening arrangements</div></td></tr><tr><td><table class="openingtable" bgcolor="#acbde2" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:" 100%';'> <tr class="openingnamerow"> <td valign="top" colspan="9" class="openingname">House</td> </tr> <tr class="openingrow"> <td class="openingdates"> 14 Mar4 Nov 09</td> <td class="openingtimes"> 115</td> <td class="dayon">Mo</td> <td class="dayon">Tu</td> <td class="dayon">We</td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Thursdays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Fridays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayon">Sa</td> <td class="dayon">Su</td> </tr> <tr class="openingnamerow"> <td valign="top" colspan="9" class="openingname">Shop/restaurant/Pleasure Grounds</td> </tr> <tr class="openingrow"> <td class="openingdates"> 28 Feb11 Mar 09</td> <td class="openingtimes"> 114</td> <td class="dayon">Mo</td> <td class="dayon">Tu</td> <td class="dayon">We</td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Thursdays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Fridays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayon">Sa</td> <td class="dayon">Su</td> </tr> <tr class="openingrow"> <td class="openingdates"> 14 Mar4 Nov 09</td> <td class="openingtimes"> 115</td> <td class="dayon">Mo</td> <td class="dayon">Tu</td> <td class="dayon">We</td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Thursdays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Fridays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayon">Sa</td> <td class="dayon">Su</td> </tr> <tr class="openingrow"> <td class="openingdates"> 11 Nov20 Dec 09</td> <td class="openingtimes"> 103:30</td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Mondays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayoff"><img alt="Closed Tuesdays" src="/web/20090411191955im_/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-library/clear.gif" height="12px" width="15px"/></td> <td class="dayon">We</td> <td class="dayon">Th</td> <td class="dayon">Fr</td> <td class="dayon">Sa</td> <td class="dayon">Su</td> </tr> <tr><td class="openkey" colspan="9" align="right">KEY: Dark blue=open</td></tr> <tr class="opennote"> <td class="opennote" colspan="9"> Open Good Fri. <b>Please note</b>: extra rooms shown weekdays from 1 as follows. Mon (not BH Mons): White and Gold Room and White Library. Tues/Wed: three bedrooms on first floor. Last admission 30mins before closing</td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table><br/> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><p> </p> </td> <td><div class="propertyFrontPageSectionHeader">Contact details</div><br/> 01798 343929 (Infoline)<br/> 01798 342207<br/> <b>Fax</b>: 01798 342963<br/> <b>Email</b>: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090411191955/mailto:petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk?subject=">petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk</a> <br> <br><br><div class="propertyFrontPageSectionHeader">Admission prices</div><br/><b><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090411191955/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-visits-essential_info/w-visits-essential_info-gaoe.htm" target="_blank">Gift Aid Admission</a></b> (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £10.40 (£9.40), child £5.20 (£4.70), family £26 (£23.50). 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