Queen's House

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  • Address
    Romney Rd, Greenwich, SE10 9NF
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  • Phone
    0870 781 5189
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  • Transport
    secondary rail: Cutty Sark
train: Greenwich
  • early Sep-May: 10:00 - 17:00 ; Jun-early Sep: 10:00 - 18:00

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Lonely Planet review

This building was first called the 'House of Delight' and that's certainly still true. The first Palladian building by architect Inigo Jones after he returned from Italy, it's far more enticing than the art collection in it, even though that contains some Turners, Holbeins, Hogarths and Gainsboroughs.

The house was begun in 1616 for Anne of Denmark, wife of James I. However, it wasn't completed until 1635, when it became the home of Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria. The Great Hall is the principal room - a lovely cube shape, with a helix-shaped Tulip Staircase and a gallery on level 3, where marine paintings and portraits from the National Maritime Museum's fine art collection are shown.