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Originally the London residence of the first Duke of Wellington, Apsley House was designed and built by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 and retains some of the finest Regency interiors around. The house formed the elegant backdrop to a host of glittering banquets which mirrored the rise in status of the Duke. Held in the opulent Waterloo Gallery, the feasts were a decadent and raucous annual celebration of the Duke's landmark victory at Waterloo. The Wellington family still reside in the property to this day making Apsley House the only property managed by English Heritage in which the original owners' family still live. The property is colloquially known as 'Number 1 London', because it was the first house encountered after passing the tollgates at the top of Knightsbridge. The Duke's former abode is today home to paintings by Velazquez, van Dyke and Rubens as well as an unrivalled silver and porcelain collection. You can combine your trip to Apsley House with a visit to Wellington Arch just across the road with a joint ticket for just a few pounds extra.
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One Hamilton Place, W1V | 1 minute from Apsley House
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22 Park Lane, W1K | 3 minutes from Apsley House
The Hilton's flagship property, this impressive hotel commands lovely views over Hyde Park and London's cityscape. This place has got to live up to its Park ... More
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2 Stanhope Row, W1J | 3 minutes from Apsley House
Offering high quality service, beautifully decorated rooms and exquisite cuisine, the Park Lane Mews Hotel provides perfect inner city 4 star accommodation. With a traditional boutique ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
119 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London SW1W | 7 minutes from Apsley House
St Peter's was built by Hakewill in 1827 and later enlarged by Blomfield in 1875. Rebuilt and opened in 1992, following a fire in 1987, it ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 9 minutes from Apsley House
England's most famous royal palace, and the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace opens the doors of its State Rooms to the public every ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
27 St James's Place, St James's, London SW1A | 10 minutes from Apsley House
Spencer family's 18th London residence. The ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Spencer family hasn’t lived in this, their London residence, since 1926. Following ... More
Sights and Attractions near Apsley House
London > Attractions > Sights
Hyde Park Corner, Belgravia, London W1J | 1 minute from Apsley House
A landmark triumphal arch set opposite the Duke of Wellington's residence at Apsley House, Wellington Arch was built in 1830 to commemorate the victories won by ... More
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Mayfair, W1J | 6 minutes from Apsley House
This 'hidden' square in Mayfair has more than its fair share of good restaurants, Victorian pubs and boutique shops, ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Birdcage Walk, SW1A | 9 minutes from Apsley House
Once Buckingham Palace's resident chapel, the Queen's Gallery was opened in 1962 and holds regularly changing exhibitions. It allows the general public glimpses of rarely seen ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
12 Palace Street, SW1E | 10 minutes from Apsley House
Formerly the St. James Theatre, The Other Palace officially opens its doors in February 2017, as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Really ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
12 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 10 minutes from Apsley House
Billed by its operators as 'the first newly built central London theatre in 30 years', St James Theatre opened to the public in ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Victoria Street, Victoria, London SW1E | 12 minutes from Apsley House
The exterior of the Victoria Palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in London. Before the advent of air travel, the giant arch, dome ... More
London > Shopping > Books
10 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 6 minutes from Apsley House
Heywood Hill, run by John de Falbe, sells old, new and antiquarian books, specialising in literature, history, architecture, biography, travel and a well-stocked children's department. Founded ... More
London > Shopping > Hair and Grooming
9 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 7 minutes from Apsley House
Famous barber frequented by famous faces offering the full works, even manicures. Men can learn how to shave properly with a special training session.... More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
The InterContinental, 1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1J | 1 minute from Apsley House
For 15 years he was head chef and silent partner alongside Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray at the famed River Cafe then in 2006 Theo Randall ... More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
InterContinental London Park Lane, 1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1J | 1 minute from Apsley House
This casual restaurant at the InterContinental London Park Lane is designed as a venue for aspiring chefs and sommeliers. Guests can experience wine and food tastings, ... More
London > Restaurants > Mexican restaurants
One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, W1J | 1 minute from Apsley House
Internationally-acclaimed chef Martha Ortiz, owner of Mexico City's award-winning Dulce Patria, brings her celebrated Mexican cooking to ... More
London > Education > Other Attractions
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 12 minutes from Apsley House
Hidden in a copse of trees in Hyde Park, The LookOut is a tranquil haven in the heart of London. Home to the Isis Education Centre, ... More
London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 18 minutes from Apsley House
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 20 minutes from Apsley House
Awarded The Best City Cookery School 2013, the Cookery School at Little Portland Street has been teaching people to make simple, honest food for more than ... More
Leisure near Apsley House
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
2 Lanesborough Place, SW1X | 2 minutes from Apsley House
A subterranean sanctuary in the heart of central London, The Lanesborough Club & Spa offers a moment of calm away from the city's hectic hustle ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Hamilton Place, Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1J | 2 minutes from Apsley House
Few spas come with views like this. Situated on the 10th floor of the Four Seasons Park Lane Hotel, the luxury spa treatments are perfectly complimented ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K | 3 minutes from Apsley House
Home to the Hollywood favourite Japanese Nightingale Dropping Facial, the team at Spa to You aren't lying when they claim to 'offer the latest techniques in ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
10 Motcomb Street, Belgravia, London SW1X | 6 minutes from Apsley House
From the people who brought us The Thomas Cubitt gastropub comes this Motcomb Street venture with a ground floor bar and two ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, Belgravia, London SW1X | 2 minutes from Apsley House
Capturing the style of an exquisite early 19th-century residence, this esteemed establishment is wonderfully elegant and upmarket. Offering an exclusive personalised service, every guest is ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
54 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K | 5 minutes from Apsley House
One of the most famous hotels in England, The Dorchester is a stunning Art Deco curve, overlooking the expanses of the Royal Parks. This is the ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
66 Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, London SW1X | 7 minutes from Apsley House
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Hotels Near Apsley House What's On Today Near Apsley House  Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace Tours | Until 4th October 2020 Buckingham Palace 9 minutes walk from Apsley House Every summer inquisitive visitors get the chance to look around Buckingham Palace and admire the grand State Rooms used by ...More Angelica Kauffman Exhibitions | Until 20th September 2020 Royal Academy of Arts 13 minutes walk from Apsley House Founding member of the Royal Academy and one of the most successful artists of her time, Angelica Kauffman is the ...More  Pretty Woman: The Musical Theatre | Until 2nd January 2021 Piccadilly Theatre 17 minutes walk from Apsley House Everyone's favourite Hollywood love story comes alive on the London stage this February when Pretty Woman: The Musical transfers from ...More  The Comedy About A Bank Robbery Theatre | Until 1st November 2020 Criterion Theatre 17 minutes walk from Apsley House Mischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong - winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy - ...More  Body Worlds Exhibitions | Until 11th September 2020 London Pavilion 18 minutes walk from Apsley House A fascinating exhibition which fuses science, art and health education, Body Worlds offers a unique insight into the human body. ...More  Beethoven 250 Concerts | Until 1st December 2020 Wigmore Hall 18 minutes walk from Apsley House December 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth and to celebrate the occasion Wigmore Hall presents its special season, ...More  The Watsons Theatre | Until 26th September 2020 Harold Pinter Theatre 18 minutes walk from Apsley House Adapted from Jane Austen's unfinished novel and "joyously directed" (Evening Standard) by Samuel West, The Watsons comes to the West ...More  On Point: Royal Academy of Dance at 100 Exhibitions | Until 6th February 2021 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 19 minutes walk from Apsley House In 2020, the V&A celebrates the significant contribution that the Royal Academy of Dance has made to the development of ...More  Renaissance Watercolours: from Durer to Van Dyck Exhibitions | Until 20th September 2020 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 19 minutes walk from Apsley House This spring, the V&A explores the development of watercolour painting during the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery with its ...More  Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser Exhibitions | Until 10th January 2021 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 19 minutes walk from Apsley House Take a tumble down the rabbit hole at the Victoria & Albert Museum's landmark exhibition, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser which ...More 
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