{"id":263,"date":"2011-09-21T14:23:39","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=263"},"modified":"2024-02-21T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T12:00:51","slug":"stowe-house-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"Stowe House, Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7336.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7336.jpg\" alt=\"Side view of frontage, Stowe\" title=\"StoweH7336\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7336-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStowe House nowadays houses a well-known public school, but on most weekdays the house is opened to the public.  Visits are managed by the Stowe House Preservation Trust, which has a &#8216;Visitor Centre&#8217; in the South basement front of the house, just to the left of the grand stairs. Access is by guided tour, with a self-guided option during school holidays.  The immense house is built on a palatial scale, and has some magnificent interiors.  It is regarded as one of  Britain\u2019s finest 18th-century houses. Restoration work continues, the total budget being \u00a340 million (!)<br \/>\nIf you are unable to visit on a weekday, you can see the exterior from the National Trust\u2019s Stowe Landscape Gardens, which surround it.<br \/>\n I thought that the central hall with its elliptical ceiling is really impressive, and the other state rooms are worth seeing too.<br \/>\nPlease note that Stowe School, the Stowe House Preservation Trust, and the National Trust (who manage the gardens) are all separate organisations. Access to the house for tourists is via the National Trust&#8217;s gardens and the National Trust&#8217;s New Inn reception complex.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1578\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7325.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7325-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stowe North Hall\" title=\"Stowe North Hall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1578\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> North Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1579\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7326.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7326-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stowe, Blue Room\" title=\"Stowe, Blue Room\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1579\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Room<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1580\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7327.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7327-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stowe, Large Library\" title=\"Stowe, Library\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1580\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Library<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1581\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7328.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7328-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"State Music Room, Stowe\" title=\"Stowe Music Room\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1581\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Music Room<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1582\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7329.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7329-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stare Music Room fireplace, Stowe.\" title=\"Stowe, Music Room\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1582\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Music Room<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1583\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7330.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7330-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stowe, Marble Hall dome\" title=\"Stowe, Marble Hall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1583\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marble Hall dome<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1584\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7331.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7331-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stowe, Marble Hall\" title=\"Stowe, Marble Hall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1584\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marble Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_1585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1585\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7332.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/StoweH7332-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Temple Room or State Drawing Room, Stowe\" title=\"Stowe, Temple Room\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1585\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple Room<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4060\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1007-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4060\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Hall, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4062\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1009.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1009-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4062\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4063\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1010-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4063\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Music Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4064\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4064\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Music Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4065\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1017-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4065\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marble Saloon detail<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4066\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1018.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1018-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4066\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4067\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1019-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4067\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4068\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1021-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4068\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Dining Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_4069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4069\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1022.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Stowe_1022-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4069\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Dining Room, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stowe House nowadays houses a well-known public school, but on most weekdays the house is opened to the public. Visits are managed by the Stowe House Preservation Trust, which has a &#8216;Visitor Centre&#8217; in the South basement front of the house, just to the left of the grand stairs. Access is by guided tour, with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=263\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stowe House, Bucks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4070,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions\/4070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}