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Join the guests of Lord & Lady Bearsted and experience a weekend house party of a 1930s millionaire
Surrounded by internationally important art and porcelain collections, hear and discover more about family life and soak up the atmosphere of the party.
See the red and silver art deco bathroom and get close to art works by El Greco, Stubbs and Bosch.
The stunning gardens – being returned to their 1930s heyday – have a sweeping lawn which gives way to a series of terraces and herbaceous borders leading to a kitchen garden, tranquil water garden and spring bulb displays.
Don't miss
- 2012 Year of Art: discover the stories behind our paintings
- Preview the house and collections on our daily Taster Tours
- New for families: activity packs, dressing up and play spaces
- Wander among the colourful 1930s herbaceous borders
- The kitchen garden flourishes in summer and supplies the restaurant
Sigrid Holmwood launches the Year of Art at Upton

Touch is Sigrid Holmwood's inspiration for completing Steen's Five Senses
© Mike Perry
2012 is the Year of Art at Upton. New works by Sigrid Holmwood, inspired by Upton's art collection, will be on display and the year will climax in a major winter exhibition by internationally famous artist, Glenn Brown.





