charles darwin down house

This is in a lovely little village (Down?). Darwin's house, beautifully preserved. His study is nicely laid out, and throughout are displays explaining his life and work. In the garden, experimental plots remain, and what he did there (and what it meant) are explained in a way that an interested layman could understand it. Greenhouses and gardens are planted as he had them, and his beehives are still there - what he was studying and why is laid out. The grounds are nice, and to a nerd like me, visiting his study, and walking where he did daily when working was a pilgrimage. Nice pubs in the village - there was a beer festival at one when we were there. This is a nice drive in the countryside near London. There is the ruin of a church that is interesting, and the house and grounds are worth seeing. Well worth a trip.

Dear Dr Robert, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your recent visit and thank you for your 5 star rating of Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I am so pleased to read that you enjoyed your visit and think it is great for children and adults alike. We do get very busy, especially in the early afternoon, but a little secret for you, arriving after 3pm during the summer is a great time to arrive as we don't close until 6pm from the 28th March - 1st November. That way it is a little quieter and you will still have plenty of time to enjoy the house and gardens. I was disappointed to hear that you found our food offering poor value for money, we try to offer the best quality local produce for a good price, and once our kitchen garden is full of fruit and veg we use this and make homemade food items too and competitively price them to other nearby visitor attractions. We value your feedback on our tea room as we are always looking to improve so thank you for highlighting this to us. I hope you can come and visit us again soon in the near future and once again thank you for your review.

Dear Jeff H, Thank you so much for taking the time to post a 5 star review of your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I was so pleased to hear that you found Down House stunning and the gardens gorgeous amongst its surroundings. I am also thrilled to read that you found Down House good for children and enjoyed our interactive and games room. It is fantastic to hear that you live nearby and I hope that you will be able to visit us again in the near future, especially when we have some of our dedicated children events once the season begins. Thank you once again for your review and we hope to see you soon.

Dear Paul-NiuThank you so much for a 5 star review on your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I am so pleased to hear that you think Down House is a great place and we hope that you can come back again soon to visit us again.

Dear Rebecca J Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 4 star review of your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin, I am thrilled to hear that this was your third visit to us as you are members of English Heritage. I am so pleased to hear that you found the house well laid out and kept beautifully and it is great to see that the team in the shop were helpful and provided useful information about your visit. It is fantastic to hear that you really enjoyed the event we ran over half term ' Discover with the Darwin's' and that it was suitable for all of the different age ranges of children involved. We have more events spread out over the year, with the next one being our Easter Trail so make sure you come along and join in the fun. I am so glad to read that you enjoyed the garden and information in our exhibits and thank you for your feedback about interactive exhibits for both adults and children and our tea room too. Unfortunately picnics are not allowed within the grounds ad this is because Down House is a 'Site of Importance for Nature Conservation', which means that it contains many important protected species such as very rare forms of fungi growing in the grass around the house. We look forward to having you back in the summer for all of our summer activities and thank you once again for reviewing your rcent visit.

Dear juliatk168Thank you so much for taking the time to post a 5 star review about a your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I am thrilled to hear that you had a fascinating time with us and enjoyed our exhibition, down stairs rooms and the gardens. It is great to hear that you found the audio guides full of useful easy to absorb information and I hope that you also had the opportunity to walk the famous 'Sandwalk' It would be lovely to see you again in the future, so I hope that we have the chance to welcome you back soon.

Dear Kim C Thank you so much for your 5 star review of your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin, I am so pleased to hear that you had a lovely day out with your family here. It is great to hear that the feel of the house took you back to the days when the Darwin family lived here and that you found there was lot's for children to see and learn from. Downe village certainly should not to be missed when visiting Down House and I really hope that you are able to come and visit us at Down House again soon.

Dear sjparryThank you so much for posting a 5 star review of your visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin, I am thrilled that you really enjoyed your visit and experienced the homely feeling of the house. It really is a fascinating place and I am so pleased that you were able to come and discover Darwin's home and place of writing genius. I really hope that you can come and visit us again soon.

Dear ElaineOchi Thank you so much for your recent review on Down House - The home of Charles Darwin and thank you for taking the time to share your experience on TripAdvisor. I am so pleased that you found Down House well worth the journey and enjoyed exploring the house and gardens. I am also delighted to see that you found that displays well organized. We hope that you will be able to come and visit us again in the future so you can explore some more.

Dear Harry P Thank you so much for taking the time to post a review on your recent visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I am delighted that you, your nephew and his family all enjoyed your experience and found the house layout excellent and the information interesting. I am also really pleased to read that the team members you encountered were efficient and knowledgeable. It's great to read that you all enjoyed the audio guide tour of the house and found the tea room nibbles tasty and the team friendly.You certainly must come back soon when summer arrives so you can enjoy our garden and the famous 'Sandwalk' along with the garden audio guide to accompany you. I hope to welcome you all back to Down House in the near future.

Dear SuziAustralia Thank you for taking the time to review your recent visit to Down House - The Home of Charles Darwin. It is great to hear that you have an avid interest in Charles Darwin and I do hope that you found Down House, Darwin's home for 40 years interesting. Currently we are only open at weekends until the end of March due to our winter season, but I am please you checked our opening times in advance so that you could visit us. I was sorry to hear that you found the entry price a little bit expensive, we are competitively priced in relation to other historical sites in the area and have a lot of facilities to be enjoyed by our visitors, but thank you very much for your feedback on our pricing. At Down House, we also have an audio guide which takes you on a 45 minute tour of the lower level of the house and a hour tour of the gardens, glasshouse and sandwalk which is free to all our visitors and I do hope you got to take advantage of this and visit our gardens as these were not mentioned in your review. If not, we would love to see you again in the future so that you explore the whole property, gardens and Darwin's famous thinking path "The Sandwalk". Thank you once again for your review of Down House and your feedback.

Hi AlfK60Thank you so much for taking the time to review your visit to Down . I am so pleased to hear that you thought we were a gem in the back roads of Bromley and found our car park good and our friendly tea room and additional benefit to your experience . We would love to see you again this year, so please do visit us again if you have the opportunity.

Dear ceciliamorrison Thank you for taking the time to post your review about your visit to Down House - The Home of Charles Darwin in December. I am thrilled to read that you enjoyed your visit and liked the exhibition, audio guide and gardens. The garden is even more beautiful when the weather is warm so we would love to see you again in the summer time. Thank you again for reviewing Down House, we hope to see you again in the near future.

Dear Becki L Thank you so much for posting a 4 star review on your visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin. I am so pleased to hear that you found the gardens beautiful and enjoyed seeing the amazing work space of Charles Darwin. I hope that you can come and visit us again soon and see the garden in the summer time.

Dear TonywbhortThank you for leaving a 5 star review of your visit to Down House - The home of Charles Darwin, It is great to hear that this was your second visit to us. I am so pleased to hear that you enjoyed all we have on offer here at Down House and I hope that you can come and visit us again soon for a third visit.