Strawberry Hill House & Garden

Horace Walpole's 18th century ‘little Gothic castle’ in Twickenham. 🏰 House & Shop, Wed - Sun, 10 - 4 🌿 Garden & Cafe, Wed - Sun, 9 - 4

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🏰 Help bring a Gothic Masterpiece Home 🏰

We’re raising £85,000 to acquire a rare 1750s painting of Strawberry Hill, capturing Walpole’s villa at the birth of the Gothic Revival.

Now on display!

All donations matched until we reach our target 🎯

https://t.co/XHeJUcJjAT

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🌟🎭Have you secured your tickets for Northanger Abbey?
This dazzling new adaptation by @movingpartstc brings Jane Austen's classic to life at the @strawbhillhouse, the very birthplace of gothic literature.
📍Strawberry Hill House
📆30 July
👉 https://t.co/AzQqrqNUBr

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Made possible with The National Lottery @heritagefunduk, with thanks to National Lottery players. 💙

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✨ Big news! We're thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded £242,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

This will help us conserve our iconic Oriel Window, expand the Flower Festival, develop new cultural programmes and so much more.
Read more: https://t.co/WMg4dTqfqG

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Join us @strawbhillhouse this #Sunday for the annual Community Picnic & BBQ at Strawberry Hill! 🌞 Enjoy delicious food, live music, and family fun in our beautiful gardens. Don't miss it! 🎶🍔 #CommunityPicnic #SummerFun Tickets £8 children under 16 FREE https://t.co/x2kNhOGRmw

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📜 Did you know that members of Twickenham's Georgian Jewish community were connected to Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill House? 👀

To celebrate Jewish Heritage Month, we're delighted to share a guest blog by Lucy Erber https://t.co/gz4IGECXmk

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✨ Part-time: 3 days per week
🏛️ Based at: Strawberry Hill House & Garden, Twickenham
💷 Salary: £20,400 per annum (FTE £34,000)
📅 Applications close: Sunday 12 July 2026
🗓️ Interviews: Week commencing 20 July 2026

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🌟 Join the team at Strawberry Hill House as our new Donor Relations and Membership Manager. 🌟 Help grow our community of members, patrons and supporters while playing a key role in securing the future of one of Britain’s finest Gothic Revival houses.

https://t.co/ji296vF2wP

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Coming up next week!

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🍽️✨ What did a Georgian dinner party really look like? 🍷👀

In the 18th century, dinner was designed to impress.

Join us for after-hours access to Strawberry Hill House + a talk with Dr Amy Boyington @historywithamy 🏰

🥂 25 June | 6.30pm
🎟️ https://t.co/7ov0nC476C

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🦢 Just one week left to visit Paper Castle at Strawberry Hill House.

Try on Eva Fisahn’s wearable paper creations – headdresses, wings and a fan – before the exhibition closes on 21 June.

🎟️ Included with general admission
🔗 https://t.co/wtG2GlHcV2

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🌸 British Flowers Week feels like the perfect moment to look back at the magic of last year’s Flower Festival… and ahead to what’s blooming in 2026. 🍓🏰✨

🎟 Early Bird tickets are available for a limited time only.
10–13 September 2026 | Book now: https://t.co/qHn00IzcGO

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Coming up next week!

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��🏰 Pride Month at Strawberry Hill House

Join us after hours on 19 June for a special LGBTQ+ guided tour exploring Horace Walpole’s sexuality, friendships, and the extraordinary Gothic villa he created.

🥂 fizz on arrival
🎟️ Very limited spaces

https://t.co/xEpx2sXGMz

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📢 Freelance opportunity: Cultural Programmer
Strawberry Hill House & Garden is seeking an experienced freelance cultural programmer to help shape our future public programme.
💼 Up to £26,000 flat fee (3 days/week, 12 months)
📅 Apply by 6 July, 12 noon

https://t.co/jI2L6xxANo

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📢 We are seeking a Project Programme Manager to lead delivery of an exciting National Lottery Heritage Fund Resilience Grant programme.

💼 Freelance, 3 days a week for 12 months, up to £26,000
📍 Twickenham
📅 Apply by 29 June, 12 noon

https://t.co/JZSonrdShe #heritagejobs

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🌈🏰 Pride Month at Strawberry Hill House

Join us after hours on 19 June for a special LGBTQ+ guided tour exploring Horace Walpole’s sexuality, friendships, and the extraordinary Gothic villa he created.

🥂 fizz on arrival
🎟️ Very limited spaces

https://t.co/xEpx2sXGMz

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☀️🚲 The HandleBards return to Strawberry Hill this July with a wildly funny open-air As You Like It 🎭🌿

Live music, Shakespeare, picnics and summer evening chaos in the gardens ✨

📅 Sat 4 July | 6pm
🎟 £20.50 | U21 £13 | U12 £5

https://t.co/UdNl6bxGf6

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Coming up this Wednesday!

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✨ Yoga in the Gallery 🧘‍♀️
Start your morning in Strawberry Hill’s Long Gallery 🏰
A one-off session with Sally Rowland — stretch, breathe and slow down surrounded by extraordinary Gothic interiors 🌿

📅 Wed 27 May, 9–10am (£20)

🎟 https://t.co/9AVIVf6J72

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Coming up this Thursday!

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✨ You can also join us in the Gallery on 28 May for English Garden Eccentrics — an evening talk exploring landscapes like Pope’s Grotto and Walpole’s garden, and the imaginative minds behind them.

🎟 https://t.co/NL2PBNuG6F

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🧺The Strawberry Hill Community Picnic & BBQ returns on Sunday 5 July!
In partnership with the @SHResidents 🌿 Join us for live music, a BBQ, family activities & more at Walpole’s little Gothic castle 🏰
🎟 Adult £8 Under 16s FREE

https://t.co/h0htGHVZqT

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🌸 Paper Flowers: A Creative Workshop w/ Eva Fisahn ✂️
Sat 6 June | 11am & 2pm

Create intricate paper flower sculptures inspired by our Gothic wallpapers & collections 🏰🌿
Part of Paper Castle, a new contemporary art exhibition by MA from @TheCourtauld
https://t.co/wtG2GlHcV2

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Thanks to everyone who joined our Spring Open House Evening l 🏰✨

Guests enjoyed the chance to see Johann Heinrich Müntz’s South East View of Strawberry Hill House (1755–58) inside the very house it depicts for the first time 🎨

Support the campaign:
https://t.co/XHeJUcJjAT