Osborne House.
"The parents (Queen Victoria and Prince Albert), more and
more involved in family cares and family happiness, found the pomp of
Windsor galling and longed for some more intimate and remote retreat. On
the advice of Peel they purchased the estate of Osborne, in the Isle of
Wight..... At Osborne, by the sea-shore, and among the woods, which Albert ...
had to carefully planted, the royal family spent every
hour that could be snatched from Windsor and London
- delightful hours of deep retirement and peaceful work."
Extract from "Queen Victoria" (Open Library)
Osborne House is a English Heritage property with free entry for English Heritage members.
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Address:
Osborne House,
The Avenue,
East Cowes,
Isle of Wight PO32 6JX
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
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