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📍Osborne House Osborne Manor

When Queen Victoria and Prince Albert got married in 1840, they had three places to live: Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and King's Court. However, they wanted to stay away from the stress of royal life and spend a wonderful family time in a private country villa. As a result, they bought Osborne Manor in October 1845 — where the family spent their birthdays and Christmas, where the Queen would paint, and where the Prince designed the garden, manor, and managed the farm.

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Council Room Council Room

During her reign, Queen Victoria occasionally held meetings with the British Chamber of Secrets in the Council. The exquisite ceiling above is a carefully decorated ceiling designed by Prince Albert's art advisor, Ludwig Gruner (Ludwig Gruner).

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Audience Room

As head of state, Queen Victoria hosts politicians and other official visitors in the viewing room. The chandelier in the room is designed like a basket filled with fresh flowers.

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Restaurant Dining Room

As soon as you enter the restaurant, you can see a family portrait of Queen Victoria's family in 1846. Separated from left to right are Prince Alfred and Edward VII, the Queen and Prince Albert, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Victoria.

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In addition to Queen Victoria's family, the painting on the left is a portrait of Princess Alice (the Queen's second daughter) and Ludwig IV (Grand Duke of Hesse). They married in this room in 1862.

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The Billiard Room

The studio at the back of the restaurant is connected to the snooker room, and is structurally like the same space. The Queen's children will play musical instruments to their parents in the studio, play games in the snooker room after dinner, and have a wonderful time as a parent and child.

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“VA” is specially engraved on the exquisite ceiling, representing Queen Victoria (VICTORIA) and PRINCE ALBERT (AAn abbreviation of (lbert).

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The Royal Nursery

This separate royal nursery includes the child's dorm, classroom, kitchen, and tutor's room. Located above Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's private apartment, it is convenient for them to socialize with their children.

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The nursery room next to the classroom is very cozy. The exquisite cradle and its mahogany frame were made in 1840 for the Royal Princess. One of the pictures on the wall shows a picture of the Queen's Sun Tzu visiting the estate in the early 1870s.

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Queen's Sitting Room

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are compiling important national documents here. The Prince was the Queen's personal secretary at the time, and the two tables arranged side by side made it easy for the two to discuss work. The Queen still has a bell stick on her desk that she uses to summon her assistants.

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Queen's Dressing Room

The Queen changes clothes several times during the day: when she wakes up in the morning, when walking, when meeting with the minister, when eating at night, and when sleeping. Therefore, her maids and dressers need to know the Queen's daily needs in advance and prepare suitable clothes and accessories in this room.

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Queen's bedroom

Queen Victoria died in this room at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 1901, surrounded by her relatives. After the funeral, her children placed a plaque at her bedside, and the room became a place for the family to mourn the Queen.

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Horn Room

This room is used as a queen for visitors to meet. It is called the “corner room” because almost all the furniture (chairs, footstools, tables, chandeliers) inside is made of antlers. According to reports, these antlers were collected by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert while hunting in Balmoral (Balmoral), Scotland.

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Queen's Lift

In 1893, it became more and more difficult for Queen Victoria to use stairs, which prompted her to change her guest room to a manual lift with a seat leading to her first-floor suite.

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Durbar Room

“Duba” comes from the Indian word and means a hall for national receptions and gatherings of this kind. The Queen had Indian master craftsman Bhai Ram Singh design this space because of her love for Indian culture and her desire to highlight the ties between Britain and India, making this space, full of Indian style, unique in Osborne Manor.

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Princess Louise, the daughter of Queen Victoria, suggested using a peacock pattern on the fireplace stand, so you can see the peacock sculpture that took more than 500 hours to design in the central space. The rest of the designs are based on Hindu motifs, including the symbol of the elephant god Ganesha (Ganesha).

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India has been under British control since 1858, and Queen Victoria was appointed Empress of India in 1877. This box shows gifts sent from India in 1887 and 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilee. Many of the items were sandalwood boxes containing speeches from Indian subjects to the Queen proclaiming their loyalty.

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Hanazono

Finally, after a garden designed with the participation of the Prince, you can walk to the Queen's private beach or Swiss Cottage (Swiss Cottage) for children to study. The Queen's children all learned gardening, economics, and cooking there, and experienced people's daily lives.

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How do I get to Osborne Estate, Isle of Wight?

Take a boat from Southampton or Portsmouth (Southampton) or Portsmouth (Portsmouth) to Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight), then take bus 4 to Osborne Estate.
💡 Within the UK:Travel by train to Southampton/Portsmouth / Buy a transport card and get 1/3 off UK trains and London Underground all year round
💡 International visitors:Airline ticket price / European train prices