Ascott House

Ascott House is a Grade II* listed historic house in Buckinghamshire, cared for by the National Trust. Read about its history, architecture and gardens, plus how to visit and what's nearby.

About Ascott House

Ascott House stands in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, a country house built around a Jacobean farmhouse core.

The National Trust has cared for it since 1949, alongside its substantial estate.

What catches most visitors out is how understated it looks from outside, given the scale of art and furniture inside.

It is Grade II* listed, reflecting the quality of its later transformation rather than its humble origins.

History of Ascott House

The house began life as a timber-framed farmhouse called Ascott Hall, built during the reign of James I. Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild bought it in 1873 and passed it to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild, who spent decades enlarging and softening it into the relaxed country house seen today.

Architecture of Ascott House

The original Jacobean farmhouse survives within a much larger house shaped by extensive late Victorian and Edwardian additions, traditionally attributed to the architect George Devey, who worked extensively for the Rothschild family in Buckinghamshire.

Worth knowing

Ascott was built up as part of the wider Rothschild building programme in the Vale of Aylesbury, which also produced Mentmore Towers and Waddesdon Manor nearby, and the family's taste for collecting filled the house with notable paintings and furniture still on display.

Gardens & grounds at Ascott House

The grounds include formal Victorian terraces and a long, well-regarded herbaceous border, giving the gardens a reputation that rivals the house itself.

Plan your visit to Ascott House

Address: LU7 0PS

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Nearest station: Leighton Buzzard Rail Station (1.9 miles)

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Places to visit near Ascott House

Pitstone Windmill

mill 5.5 miles

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St Mary's Church, Pitstone

church 5.8 miles

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St Mary's Church, Potsgrove

church 5.8 miles

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Woburn Abbey

historic house 7.6 miles

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Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

garden 7.7 miles

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Historic places nearby

Within 10 miles of Ascott House (LU7) there are 8 historic properties, including 4 churchs and 2 historic houses, across Churches Conservation Trust, Historic Houses and National Trust sites.

4 Churches Conservation Trust

2 Historic Houses

2 National Trust

4 Church

2 Historic house

1 Garden

1 Mill

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Within 20 miles of Ascott House (LU7) there are 36 historic properties, including 19 historic houses, 8 churchs and 2 gardens, across Historic Houses, National Trust and Churches Conservation Trust sites.

12 Historic Houses

9 National Trust

8 Churches Conservation Trust

7 English Heritage

19 Historic house

8 Church

2 Garden

2 Archaeological site

1 Monument

1 Mill

1 Historic building

1 Castle

1 Manor house