London Sights

Ranger’s House (Wernher Collection)

#288 of 1425 things to do in London

#5064 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Chesterfield Walk SE10 Greenwich Park
  • Transport
    • Greenwich or DLR Cutty Sark
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 8853 0035
  • Price
    • adult/5-15yr/concession £5.70/2.90/4.80
  • Hours
    • tours 11.30am & 2.30pm Mon-Wed, 11am-5pm Sun early Apr-Sep

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Lonely Planet review for Ranger’s House (Wernher Collection)

This elegant Georgian villa in the southwest corner of Greenwich Park was built in 1723 and once housed the park’s ranger. It now contains a collection of 700 works of art (medieval and Renaissance paintings, porcelain, silverware, tapestries etc) amassed by one Julius Wernher (1850–1912), a German-born railway engineer’s son who struck it rich in the diamond fields of South Africa in the 19th century. The Spanish Renaissance jewellery collection is the best in Europe, and the rose garden fronting the house defies description.

 

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