Boston Manor House — Attraction in London

It’s a bit of a trek. Nice 1930’s tube station that could do with refreshing. House is in large garden but apart from a cafe and small pond and a walled garden as well as tennis courts it’s large but bleak. House itself is disappointing. Resin moulds of some features or ‘reconstructed’ elements (wallpaper etc). Has these awful mannequins that are supposed to guide you but only one worked when I was there. Small exhibition about Polish War efforts (?). Places like this are a waste. They should be filled with paintings and furnishings from the period of the house even if they never belonged there. There must be vast amounts of such items in storage at several London museums (V&A, Tate Britain etc). Make it somewhere people want to visit. Cafe was nice but expensive and basic menu. Just nothing to see except a few occasional original details and the view of the trees and motorway.

Have an honesty box and use the walled garden to grown plants to sell. Even it look sad...

This comes highly recommended especially as we’re trying to explore some places/ areas in London that haven’t been talked about. A free house with cafe, exhibitions and a lovely park. I went with the family during the summer break and there was plenty to do with an outdoor play company on the grounds for 7 whole days. Be sure to check on the opening times & days as it’s usually shut on Monday and that was useful to know. Also check the website for dates of any upcoming events to plan better. The staff at the reception was very helpful and pointed out there was a lift so would be easy to get around with a stroller. There are some motion sensor speakers that turn on when you walk into a room and give more information and other text on some activities to do in each room. Loved the wallpaper and ceilings. So much to do in and out...

I visited this house at the end of my walk on section 7 of the Capital Ring walk and I only had about half an hour to look around. I'd definitely recommend visiting this lovely house. It's beautifully restored with lots of interesting details. The ceilings are especially amazing. None of the original furniture has, survived and I quite like that the rooms are not crammed with stuff. They have recreated tapestries and wall hangings which would have been very popular in the 17th or 18th century. There are lots of architectural details to appreciate. The staff were also really lovely and welcoming and I had a great chat with...