Down House

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family
  • Also known as: “Down”, “خانه داون”, and “ダウン”
  • Address: Luxted Road, Orpington, BR6 7JT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: London Biggin Hill Airport and St Mary’s Church, Downe.

Aerodrome
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is a general aviation and…

Church
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St Mary's Church in the village of , … is situated 1,600 feet north of Down House.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve owned and managed…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downe and Hazelwood.

Village
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, formerly Down, is a village in …

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , England.

Hamlet
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Berry's Green is a small hamlet in the…

Down House

Latitude
51.33144° or 51° 19′ 53″ north
Longitude
0.05342° or 0° 3′ 12″ east
Open location code
9F3283J3+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120876216
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3038318
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“Down House” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Down House”
  • Armenian: “Դաուն Հաուս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Daun Evi”
  • Basque: “Down House”
  • Belarusian: “Даўн-гаўс”
  • Catalan: “Down House”
  • Chinese: “達爾文故居”
  • Dutch: “Down House”
  • Finnish: “Down House”
  • French: “Down House”
  • Galician: “Down House”
  • Georgian: “დაუნ-ჰაუსი”
  • German: “Down House”
  • Greek: “Οίκος Ντάουν”
  • Hebrew: “בית דאון”
  • Irish: “Teach Down”
  • Italian: “Down House”
  • Japanese: “ダウンハウス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Down House”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Down House”
  • Persian: “داون هاوس (لندن)”
  • Persian: “داون هاوس”
  • Portuguese: “Down House”
  • Russian: “Даун Хаус”
  • Slovenian: “Down House”
  • Spanish: “Down House”
  • Swedish: “Down House”
  • Tajik: “Доун Ҳоус”
  • Ukrainian: “Даун-гаус”
  • Ukrainian: “Даун-хауз”
  • Urdu: “ڈا‍‌‎ؤن ہا‎ؤس”
  • Western Armenian: “Տաուն Հաուս”
  • “Down House”

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Highlights: The Wormstone and Down House Garden.

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