Kenwood House
Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampstead Heath and Monolith (Empyrean).
Hampstead Heath
Park
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay.
Monolith (Empyrean)
Work of art
Photo: Justinc, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monolith (Empyrean) is a work of art, which is situated 580 feet west of Kenwood House.
Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 5 is a work of art, which is situated 780 feet southwest of Kenwood House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Highgate.
North End
Quarter
North End is located on the northern edge of Hampstead, just south of Golders Green. For much of its existence it was a rural hamlet but is now part of suburban London. Hampstead Heath lies both east and west of the settlement, while Hampstead Garden Suburb is to its northeast connected by Hampstead Way.
Highgate
Suburb
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Highgate is a suburban area of north London in the London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey. The area is at the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath, 4.5 miles north-northwest of Charing Cross.
Hampstead Garden Suburb
Suburb
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hampstead Garden Suburb is a suburb of London, north of Hampstead, west of Highgate and east of Golders Green. It is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations.
Kenwood House
- Categories: historic house museum, museum, historic house, art museum, history museum, building, and tourism
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.57155° or 51° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.16736° or 0° 10′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3XHRCM+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 24653374OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q764804
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kenwood House” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كينوود هاوس”
- Basque: “Kenwood House”
- Belarusian: “Кенвуд-хаус”
- Chinese: “肯伍德别墅”
- Chinese: “肯伍德宮”
- Chinese: “肯伍德府”
- Czech: “Kenwood House”
- Danish: “Kenwood House”
- Dutch: “Kenwood House and Garden”
- Dutch: “Kenwood House”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كينوود هاوس”
- Esperanto: “Kenwood House”
- French: “Kenwood House”
- German: “Kenwood House”
- Hebrew: “בית קנווד”
- Indonesian: “Kenwood House”
- Italian: “Iveagh Bequest”
- Italian: “Kenwood House”
- Japanese: “ケンウッド・ハウス”
- Korean: “켄우드 하우스”
- Malay: “Rumah Kenwood”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kenwood House”
- Persian: “کنوود هاوس”
- Portuguese: “Kenwood House”
- Russian: “Кенвуд-хаус”
- Spanish: “Kenwood House”
- Swedish: “Kenwood House”
- Turkish: “Kenwood House”
- Ukrainian: “Кенвуд-хаус”
- Welsh: “Tŷ Kenwood”
- “Kenwood House”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kenwood House”. Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.