Ashridge House

Ashridge House is a Grade I listed historic house in Hertfordshire, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history, architecture and gardens, plus how to visit and what's nearby.

About Ashridge House

Ashridge House is a Grade I listed Gothic Revival mansion in the Chiltern Hills near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

It stands within a 5,000-acre National Trust estate of woodland, common and chalk downland.

Since 1959 the house has served as a campus for Hult Ashridge, which delivers executive education and coaching programmes to senior professionals.

The surrounding Ashridge Forest remains open to visitors, though the house itself is reserved for educational use rather than public tours.

History of Ashridge House

Ashridge has been home to a religious college, a royal residence, and successive country house rebuildings before the present house took shape. Since 1959 it has housed Hult Ashridge, an executive education and coaching institution. Ownership of the estate now rests with the National Trust, which manages the surrounding forest and downland.

Architecture of Ashridge House

The current mansion is a Gothic Revival building, one of several successive houses to occupy the site.

Worth knowing

Ashridge is used today as a campus for postgraduate coaching and executive education programmes run by Hult International Business School, drawing senior professionals from around the world.

Gardens & grounds at Ashridge House

The estate's 5,000 acres of Ashridge Forest, commons and chalk downland form part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and support a wide range of wildlife.

Facilities

Parking

Plan your visit to Ashridge House

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Nearest station: Berkhamsted Rail Station (2.5 miles)

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Places to visit near Ashridge House

Berkhamsted Castle

historic building 2.5 miles

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St Mary's Church, Pitstone

church 3.6 miles

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Pitstone Windmill

historic building 3.7 miles

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Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

garden 3.7 miles

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Old Gorhambury House

historic building 7.8 miles

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Historic places nearby

Within 5 miles of Ashridge House there are 4 historic properties, including 2 historic buildings, across National Trust, Churches Conservation Trust and English Heritage sites.

2 National Trust

1 Churches Conservation Trust

1 English Heritage

2 Historic building

1 Church

1 Garden

See these 4 sites on the heritage map

Within 10 miles of Ashridge House there are 11 historic properties, including 5 historic buildings and 3 historic houses, across English Heritage, Historic Houses and National Trust sites.

4 English Heritage

3 Historic Houses

3 National Trust

1 Churches Conservation Trust

5 Historic building

3 Historic house

1 Church

1 Archaeological site

1 Garden

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Within 20 miles of Ashridge House there are 39 historic properties, including 13 historic buildings, 12 historic houses and 7 churchs, across Historic Houses, National Trust and Churches Conservation Trust sites.

14 Historic Houses

11 National Trust

7 Churches Conservation Trust

7 English Heritage

13 Historic building

12 Historic house

7 Church

4 Garden