Headley Grange

Headley Grange is a recording studio and former workhouse in Headley, Hampshire. The three-story stone building has large rooms with high ceilings, wooden floors, and windows overlooking the county countryside.

The building was erected in 1795 as a workhouse for three parishes and served to accommodate poor people. Thomas Kemp purchased it in 1870 for 420 pounds and turned it into a residence.

Led Zeppelin recorded several albums here and created parts of Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV, Houses of the Holy, and Physical Graffiti inside the rooms. The band lived together in the house during recording sessions and worked with mobile studio equipment installed directly in the large rooms.

The property is protected as a Grade II listed building and retains its original architectural features. Visitors can view the exterior from public pathways since it is privately owned.

Robert Plant wrote the lyrics to Stairway to Heaven in a single day while staying here in the early 1970s. The band used the entrance hall with its particular acoustics to record the drum sound for When the Levee Breaks.

Location: Headley

GPS coordinates: 51.11400,-0.82120

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:22