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Claremont, also known historically as 'Clermont', is an 18th-century Palladian mansion less than a mile south of the centre of Esher in Surrey, England. The buildings are now occupied by Claremont Fan Court School, and its landscaped gardens are owned and managed by the National Trust. Claremont House is a Grade I listed building. [1]
2 days ago · Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JG. 01372467806. claremont@nationaltrust.org.uk. Explore Claremont Landscape Garden, a beautiful National Trust landscape garden in Surrey surrounding a small lake and featuring an amphitheatre.
Visit the beautiful garden at Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey for year-round scenic views and walks through nature.
- 'Dear Old Claremont'
- Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold’s Legacy
- The Cenotaph Demolished
- A Royal Home
Prince Leopold owned Claremont until 1865 but only lived there until 1831, when he became the first King of the Belgians. His crown still tops the railings around the Camellia Terrace. Queen Victoria described Prince Leopold as her ‘dear uncle’. She was able to escape her secluded life at Kensington Palace as a child and visit Claremont to stay wit...
In their short time together at Claremont, Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold added features such as the Camellia greenhouse and made plans for a tea-house. The construction of the highly fashionable, neo-Gothic tea-house, which was designed by John William Hiort and his assistant John Papworth, was Charlotte’s favourite project. Sadly, she neve...
The original building was constructed using brittle Bernasconi’s cement, which did not weather well. The ornate design was quickly damaged by the elements, and by visitors who wanted to take home a memento of their much-mourned princess. Although the building was kept in good repair by Claremont’s next owner, Queen Victoria, by the early 20th centu...
As Queen Victoria had been a frequent visitor to Claremont, both as a child and later as an adult, Leopold lent her the house. She, in turn, lent it to the exiled French King and Queen, Louis-Philippe and Marie-Amelie, after the Revolution of 1848. Then in 1882, Victoria bought Claremont for her fourth, and youngest, son Prince Leopold, Duke of Alb...
Claremont is a good example of an English Landscape Garden with statues and monuments located around the estate, an example of a Ha-Ha, a large expanse of still water with a central feature, minimal water planting, borrowed views, limited colour palate and flowering plants, with winding paths to see the large estate.
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Claremont is a good example of an English Landscape Garden with statues and monuments located around the estate, an example of a Ha-Ha, a large expanse of still water with a central feature, minimal water planting, borrowed views, limited colour palate and flowering plants, with winding paths to see the large estate.
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Claremont, also known historically as 'Clermont', is an 18th-century Palladian mansion less than a mile south of the centre of Esher in Surrey, England. The buildings are now occupied by Claremont Fan Court School, and its landscaped gardens are owned and managed by the National Trust.
