Christmas Season Extended Hours & Closures

Plan your visit to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery this festive season!

🎄 Christmas Lates

Enjoy late openings with exhibitions, tours, shopping discounts, live music, and festive activities on Thursdays 28 November, 5 & 12 December 2024 (open until 8pm).

🎅 Christmas and New Year Opening Hours

  • 23–26 December: Closed
  • 27–29 December: Open 10am–5pm
  • 30 December: Closed
  • 31 December (New Year’s Eve): Closed
  • 1 January (New Year’s Day): Open 11am–4pm
  • 2 January onwards: Regular hours resume (Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm)

🔔 Partial Closures

Please note there will be partial closures of some rooms in the manor for private events on the following dates: 14, 20, 21, 28, and 30 November, and 14, 20, and 21 December. General admission remains open as usual during these times.

For more details, visit our opening hours page.

We look forward to welcoming you this holiday season!

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Enjoy Walpole Park’s playground, café, accessible toilets, Regency-planted beds, historic and wildlife information panels, fishpond with fountains and the Serpentine Lake.

About Walpole Park

Walpole Park, located in the heart of Ealing, West London, is the beautiful background in which Pitzhanger is situated. 

History of Walpole Park

Walpole Park was originally part of the extensive grounds of Pitzhanger Manor in the 18th and early 19th century. Sir John Soane commission John Haverfield to reshape the gardens, Haverfield created a picturesque garden with a curving ‘serpentine’ lane, a rustic bridge, and a plantation. Soane’s dog, Fanny loved to play in the gardens!

After Soane sold Pitzhanger in 1810, the property changed hands several times. In 1843, it was bought by Spencer Horatio Walpole, after whom the park is named.

By the mid-19th century, the Manor and its grounds were in decline. In 1900, Ealing Urban District Council purchased Pitzhanger Manor and the surrounding land. The council decided to transform the manor into a library and the grounds into a public park, officially opening Walpole Park to the public in 1901. Throughout the 20th century, the park was developed with various amenities, including playgrounds, a pond, and tennis courts. 

In the early 21st century, Walpole Park underwent a significant restoration funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This restoration aimed to revive the park’s historic landscape, reflecting the original designs of John Soane, while also upgrading facilities for contemporary use.

Present Day

Today, Walpole Park is a cultural hub, hosting various events, festivals, and outdoor performances run by Ealing Council. The corner where Soane’s cow yards and haystacks were situated became the site of The Rickyard, Pitzhanger’s education centre, events space and kiosk café.

It remains a beloved green space for both residents and visitors, offering historical charm and modern amenities.

Park Facilities: 

  • Accessible toilets
  • Pitzhanger Pantry kiosk café
  • Playground
  • The Rickyard learning centre
  • Walled kitchen garden
  • Regency-planted beds
  • Historic and wildlife information panels
  • Fish pond with fountains
  • Serpentine lake

We hope after your visit to Pitzhanger, you will take some time to explore the beautiful Walpole Park!

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Contact Us

PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk

Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00

Last admissions one hour before closing

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