Chiswick House & Gardens
Chiswick House is a magnificent neo-Palladian villa set in beautiful historic gardens in west London.
Built by the third Earl of Burlington in 1729 to showcase his art collection and to enthral his guests, the house continues to display many spectacular works of art and provides a stunning venue for entertaining.
The gardens at Chiswick are the birthplace of the English Landscape Movement and have inspired countless gardens including New York’s Central Park.
All profits raised help to support Chiswick House and Gardens Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the preservation and continued enhancement of the historic Chiswick House Gardens.
Please click here to host your next celebration at Chiswick House & Gardens.
Summer open-air Opera at Chiswick House and Gardens. Order your picnic hamper here.
Chiswick House Café
CHISWICK HOUSE CAFE OPENING AT 11.00AM 17TH AND 18TH MAY 2012.
The Forestry Commission, health and local authorities are working to help suppress oak processionary moth infestations. Selected oak trees in the gardens of Chiswick House will be cared for as part of this programme therefore the park will be temporarily closed on the mornings of Thursday 17th May and Friday 18th May between 0700 and 1100 hrs on both days, effectively opening slightly later.
The café seats up to 80 people with additional outside tables and serves a wide range of refreshments during the day as well as catering for private events in the evening.
Our delicious seasonal menu is the order of the day. We serve top quality coffee from Union Coffee Roasters and lunch specials such as fish pie.
- Spiced lentil, tomato and coriander soup
- Slipcote wild garlic and herb tart
- Orange & lavender cake
We are open daily from 9.00 until 17.00 and dusk in winter and only close on Christmas Day.
A wonderful playground is adjacent to the café and we have a wide range of dishes, including macaroni cheese and sausages and mash to refuel exhausted children.
Chiswick House Café has been selected by Time Out Magazine as one of the top London park cafés.
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Dates for your diary
Friends Summer Opera - Gala Evening
June 20
Friends Summer Opera - Madame Butterfly
June 21
Private Lives - Noel Coward - Open Air Production
July 12
Hansel and Gretel - Open Air Production
July 19
Evening Soiree
July 22
Pride and Prejudic - Open Air Film
August 30
The Blues Brothers - Open Air Film
August 31
The English Country Garden
24th April – 27th May 2012
Daily 7.00am – 20.50pm
Free admission
Fine ceramic artist Paul Cummins has created six installations collectively known as “The English Country Garden”. The installations comprise of 12,000 individually hand thrown ceramic blooms mounted on metal rods that catch the breeze in a manner evocative of gardens and meadows. 2,000 of these blooms will be at the landmark installation at Chiswick House Gardens.
Visitors can enjoy this remarkable installation against the dramatic and changing setting of the ‘Orange Tree Garden’ and the newly refurbished Ionic temple. In the centre of the still circular pool there is an obelisk adding to the beauty of the historic backdrop for The Meadow Flower Garden project.
This project is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.
Enjoy a tour of the flowers followed by lunch at our award winning cafe.
Summer Opera in the Gardens
Chiswick House Friends presents two nights of open-air opera in the beautiful gardens of Chiswick House.
On Wednesday 20th June there will be a Gala Evening of popular arias. The following night, Thursday 21st June, a production of Madam Butterfly will be staged. Both performances will be sung in English by Opera Brava, Britain’s leading outdoor touring opera company.
Picnic Hampers
These are available to pre-order before 15th June 2012 and will be available to collect from a designated area by the Market Stall, next to the stage on the day of your concert.
Garden Refreshment Stall
Next to the Market Stall, Chiswick House Café will be serving a delicious selection of food and drink items including savoury sharing plates, salmon and cheese platters, homemade cakes, Fairtrade coffee, teas and hot chocolate. Available for sale each night until the end of the interval.
Kitchen Garden Cooking Demonstration
Chiswick House Conservatory
22nd July 2012
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Kitchen Garden Cooking Demonstration - A unique opportunity to gain access to west London's best kept secret.
Join us for a reception in the beautifully restored Chiswick House Conservatory.
Canapes and English sparkling wine followed by an intimate cooking demonstration with Company of Cooks chef Jens Nisson, using ingredients straight from the Kitchen Garden.
From garden to plate in minutes with recipes easy to recreate at home.
Call 0208 341 5384 for more details or book online.
The RIBA London Building of the Year 2011
The Chiswick House Café was named RIBA London Building of the Year 2011. It was also named winner of the English Heritage Award for Sustaining the Historic Environment.
The Café, designed by Caruso St John, stands in the recently restored grounds of Chiswick House, Lord Burlington’s 18th-century Palladian villa.
