Hatchlands Park, Grade I listed Georgian country house in East Clandon, Surrey.
Hatchlands Park features a red-brick Georgian mansion built around 1750 by architect Stiff Leadbetter, surrounded by 170 hectares of landscaped gardens and woodland managed by the National Trust.
Admiral Edward Boscawen commissioned the house in 1750 after acquiring the estate, with the land previously belonging to Chertsey Abbey and recorded in the Domesday Book before being granted to Sir Anthony Browne in 1544.
The house displays the world's largest collection of historic keyboard instruments through the Cobbe Collection, including harpsichords and fortepianos linked to composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin.
The estate opens to visitors year-round with guided tours of the house, educational programs, seasonal events, and facilities including a visitor center, café, and designated walking trails through the parkland.
One of the keyboard instruments is an Erard pianoforte believed to have been made for Marie Antoisnette, representing one of the few French instruments from that period to survive the French Revolution.
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