Everyday Stories of Upton House

On the 19th and 20th September explore the ground floor of Upton House to discover the families that have called it home and find out more about the staff that lived and worked there through the discoveries of our brilliant Research Volunteers who have been working on our Llewellin Letters Transcribing Project.
You can also pre-book a free, below-stairs guided tour of the House’s basement level to find out more about the people that kept the place running, or speak to our Research Volunteers who are uncovering more stories with our recent new acquisitions.
The House will be open from 1000 until 1600 each day with refreshments available in the Dining Room as well as in the Country Park Tea Rooms.
Step-free access is to the ground floor only; basement tours have no step-free access.
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Timings

Saturday 19 September:

House: 1000-1600. Tours: 1030, 1200, 1330 & 1500

Sunday 20 September:

House: 1000-1600. Tours: 1030, 1200, 1330 & 1500

Location & directions

Upton Country Park, Poole Road, Upton, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7BJ

Directions:

Upton Country Park is three miles northwest of Poole Town Centre, clearly signposted from the A35 and A350. It is close to both Poole and Hamworthy Rail stations and is served by bus routes that stop outside the Park gates from both Poole and Purbeck. More ways of getting to Upton Country Park can be found on our website at: https://uptoncountrypark.com/find-us/

Contact on day:

Upton Estate Office

Telephone number:

+441202127770

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Four tours will run each day and will last between 40-45mins. Unfortunately this tour does not have step free access. Admission to the ground floor of Upton House is free throughout the weekend with no need to book. The ground floor does have step free access. Due to our number restrictions for the basement level, children will require a ticket. Babes in arms do not require a ticket. All children must be accompanied by an adult and are the responsibility of that adult.

Booking website:

https://buytickets.at/uptoncountrypark/1294470

Alternative booking website:

https://uptoncountrypark.com/events/

Booking opens:

24 Jun 2026 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

18 Sep 2026 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

There is step free access to the ground floor of Upton House only. Unfortunately we do not currently have step free access for the basement tours.

Additional information

As well as Upton House being open to the public, the Country Park will be open as usual with the Tea Rooms, Walled Garden, Gallery Upstairs, Create, Upton Adventure Golf, and Rock & Rose Rituals running their normal opening hours.

Max number of people:

10

Estimated duration:

0 hour(s) 40 minute(s)

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