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Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Vanbrugh 300 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to develop a nationwide project that aims to broaden the awareness of Vanbrugh through special displays, free education programmes and lectures, throughout his tercentenary year in 2026.
Saturday 19th - Sunday 20 September 2026 9am - 5pm
Discover this grade I listed garden created by the great landscape designers of the 18th century which charts the evolution of the English Landscape Garden.
Steeped in nearly 300 years of history, this eighteenth-century garden is a green oasis in the heart of Surrey within easy reach of London. Previously the countryside retreat of queens and heirs, Claremont has always been somewhere to escape everyday life and enjoy simple outdoor pleasures.
Many of the great names in landscape design history played a part in the creation of the estate. Over the years Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles Bridgeman, William Kent and ‘Capability’ Brown all put their own distinctive stamp on the pleasure grounds, and in 1866 Queen Victoria herself acquired the estate to save it from development.
In partnership with Claremont Fan Court School, both the mansion house and landscape gardens will be open on Saturday 19 September with open access to either site. Enjoy free entry to Claremont Landscape Garden over the weekend of 19-20 September, when for the first time in 6 years we will also be opening access to the historic Belvedere Tower!