Known to be one of Queen Victoria's favorite place to stay Osbourne House has something for all the family. The gardens are spectacular and extensive, the house it's self will take you a good few hours to wander through walking at a steady pace. Children will love the swiss cottage..... 

with its adjoining garden  developed for Victoria and Albert's children where they could learn the domestic skills of gardening. Vegetables and fruit were grown which were sold to Prince Albert, at commercial rates for use in the house, providing them with a practical exercise in market gardening and commerce. A small thatched summerhouse contains the scaled-down garden tools branded with their owner's initials, which the Royal children used. (Queen Victoria's famous bathing machine can be seen by the public site nearby.)
The ice house is a little spooky but a fun place to practice a little singing. The gardens lead down to the Royal families private beach, The walled fruit and flower garden has been restored and opened in July 2000 as part of the English Heritage Contemporary Heritage Garden initiative. Designed by Rupert Golby, it represents the dynamic nature of the fruit and flower planting of this important aspect of the Osborne Estate. Features include a variety of Victorian trained fruit trees, expansive cut flower borders and rose and fruit arches.

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Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO32 6JX