Kenwood House

This past weekend I visited Kenwood House which is located north of London. It's owned by English Heritage and was built in the 17th century. It also houses a pretty impressive art collection including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Gainsborough and Van Dyck which was a really nice surprise as I wasn't expecting anything like that beforehand. The house is located right next to Hampstead Heath so it's only a short walk to Parliament Hill to look over all of London below. Read on and check out some pictures from my day...

Kenwood House was transformed into a neoclassical villa towards the end of the 18th century for the first earl of Mansfield. Before that it was a more modest building than what we see today with the addition of an orangery and beautiful gardens and a grand pond. The house was 'given' to the public in 1929 but housed servicemen during the second world war. It was last repaired and re-opened four years ago with many of the rooms re-decorated in their original colour schemes which are mainly blues and pastels. 

Read more about Kenwood House here

What did you do at the weekend?

Rosanna

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