Description:
Broadlands, one of the finest examples of mid-Georgian architecture in England, was the home of the late Earl Mountbatten of Burma, who was assassinated in 1979. Born at Windsor Castle in 1900, Mountbatten was a British admiral and statesman and the last viceroy and first governor-general of an independent India. He lent the house to his nephew, Prince Philip, and Princess Elizabeth as a honeymoon haven in 1947; and in 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana spent the first nights of their honeymoon here.
Broadlands is now owned by Lord Romsey, Earl Mountbatten's eldest grandson, who has created a fine exhibition and audiovisual show that depicts the highlights of his grandfather's brilliant career as a sailor and statesman. The house, originally linked to Romsey Abbey, was transformed into an elegant Palladian mansion by Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1715-83), the greatest of all English landscape gardeners.
- © Frommer's 2012
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Ask a local about Broadlands
Ask Southampton Locals about Broadlands
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 01794/505010
Address:
- 13km (8 miles) northwest of Southampton in Romsey, on A31
- Romsey, Hampshire SO14 2HN
Hours:
- End of June to Sept 1 Mon-Fri 1-5:30pm. Last admission 4pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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