Apsley House

Absolutely amazing great mansion near Hyde park with a vast collection of art and history about the Duke of Wellington

Really beautiful house and the closest you can get to how the duke of Wellington lived and how the battle of Waterloo played a role in history.Only the ground floor and 1st floor are open, and the entire tour will take about an hour or two at a stretch. Beautiful painting and art collected inside. Pricing for entry tickets is on the higher side considering how much time you can spend here/no of rooms.Worth a visit if you are a history lover and want to get a step closer to how one of the richest people in England once lived.

We couldn't believe the quantity and quality of the Duke's possessions. Far more impressive inside than outside. Excellent audio guides

Offered the complimentary headphone guided tour which I strongly advise you to use. A talk about the Waterloo painting was also offered by one of the English heritage guides which was very informative. A grand house full of interesting sculptures & paintings.

It’s Lord Wellington house and it is spectacular. It’s a must visit place, it’s lush with paintings and lots of new information about the waterloo war that wouldn’t be found on google, you’ll enjoy it! They have student’s discount too

English Heritage.I've wanted to go and visit for such a long time and I wasn't disappointed. Friendly staff, lovely museum. No photos to be taken inside.

It's quite an impressive house wth an amazing collection of art pieces.There is also a little museum with some interesting pieces. The house is quite majestic and there are beautiful views of the park.It's not that big, and you can really see one floor and a small portion of the ground floor so it's a bit expensive if you don't have an English Heritage membership. Worth the visit if you have it.

Nice place to visit but ruined by overzealous bored staff. Went on a Thursday afternoon so nice and quiet. Once you have sorted out your ticket they give you an audio guide set to use and go around at your leisure. I was wearing a small back pack (12L) but there's nowhere to leave it and as everything is either screwed to the wall or in glass cases it wasn't going to be an issue.After about ten minutes walking around an attendant came up to me and asked if I could wear my backpack on my front. When I asked why she said that I may bump into or knock other visitors. I looked around and could see only 3 other people in the huge room I was in! Well I've been walking on these legs for many years now and apart from the first few months of use I have stopped bumping in to things long ago. However I did as asked but found it uncomfortable so I was told that i could wear the backpack on my side.. No issue with that so carried on with my tour. In another room ten minutes later I was stopped once again and asked to have the back pack on my side to be lower, like down by my legs. I wasn't being difficult but I did say, and felt, that this was now getting ridiculous. For the next 15 minutes these same attendants followed me as I went from room to room on my tour and it felt like they were waiting to pounce again. It made me feel uncomfortable, like being back at school. I was glad to leave. Far to many staff attendants there with nothing to do but be petty.English Heritage may want to look at their staffing levels here and consider transferring some elsewhere.

This is the London residence of the first Duke of Wellington and indeed his descendents. Most of the house is open to the public but I was told that the family still have private apartments. The house is in wonderful original or restored condition of the early 19th century and is full of artworks. The museum of gifts presented to the first Duke is remarkable. Decoration and furniture is all of the period. There is an audio guide available but each room also has a short printed guide to its contents. Highly recommended.