Historic house · near East Cowes · Isle of Wight

Osborne House

Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is on the official list as a Grade I listed building. A short trip away is HMS Victory, 13 km off, the first of 122 within 15 km.

Photo: Osborne House, Humac45 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

east of East Cowes

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 1%

#60 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house near East Cowes

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#60 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (35 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside East Cowes

Osborne House is 100 m east of East Cowes. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; East Cowes has 32 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in East Cowes

Expect highs of 17–22°C in East Cowes from May to September.

Jan9° / 4°92 mm

Feb9° / 3°64 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 6°51 mm

May17° / 9°46 mm

Jun20° / 12°49 mm

Jul22° / 14°45 mm

Aug22° / 14°57 mm

Sep19° / 12°63 mm

Oct16° / 10°98 mm

Nov12° / 6°106 mm

Dec9° / 4°101 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in East Cowes, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for East Cowes. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. East Cowes’ full climate →

About

Osborne House

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.

East Cowes’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 35 languages
Town: 100 m east of East Cowes
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Spot Osborne House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Osborne House

The 8 towns are led in size by Newport, with 25,396 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m west of it

East Cowes

8,424 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Cowes

14,366 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Wootton

3,103 people · 29 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km south of it

Newport

25,396 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Osborne House is	People	Places to visit
East Cowes	100 m west of it	8,424	16
Cowes	1.6 km west of it	14,366	16
Wootton	2.7 km southeast of it	3,103	29
Newport	3.4 km south of it	25,396	27
Fishbourne	4.1 km southeast of it	385	20
Havenstreet	6.3 km southeast of it	451	21
Lee-on-the-Solent	8 km northeast of it	24,307	21
Ryde	8.1 km east of it	24,094	28

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km are 122 places, among them 4 castles, 2 historic ships and a museum.

Historic shipHMS Victory13 km away 2

MuseumMary Rose13 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle7.6 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Warrior12 km away 5

AttractionSpinnaker Tower12 km away 6

Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle15 km away 7

CastleCowes Castle - Royal Yacht Squadron2.8 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageCalshot Castle8.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Osborne House

Where is Osborne House?

Osborne House is 100 m east of East Cowes, Isle of Wight.

What is Osborne House?

Former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.

Who runs Osborne House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Osborne House?

May to September are the warmest months in East Cowes, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Osborne House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Osborne House?

Within 15 km: HMS Victory (13 km), Mary Rose (13 km), Carisbrooke Castle (7.6 km) and HMS Warrior (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cowes Castle - Royal Yacht Squadron: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calshot Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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