Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Nearby Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)

- Visitor Information
- Images
- Opening Times
Robert Adam's neoclassical villa housing a notable collection of paintings.
A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched by a lake on top of Hampstead Heath. Works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Turner, Reynolds and Gainsborough form the property's famous Iveagh Bequest, handed down to the state by the house’s owner, brewing magnate Edward Cecil Guinness. Remodelled between 1764 and 1779 by Robert Adam, Kenwood features a lavish library and elegant array of rooms which provide a fitting backdrop for this notable artistic collection. Spectacular views, woodland walks and summer concerts provide a fitting backdrop for the house itself.
Best for...
…Rembrandt, Vermeer, Turner, Reynolds, Constable and Gainsborough.
Also known as:
Iveagh Bequest
Did you know?
Constable's 'Hampstead Heath with Pond and Bathers' is now displayed here, metres away from where it was originally painted.
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) images
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Opening and closing times for Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Location map of Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)

Underground Stations
Further articles featuring Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) on LondonTown.com
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neoclassical villa perched by a...
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neoclassical villa perched by a...
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 45% off from £83
64-76 Hendon Way, NW2 | 1.7 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
...More
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 9% off from £88
8 12 Queens Avenue Muswell Hil, N10 | 1.7 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
...More
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 62% off from £41
155/159 Golders Green Road, NW11 | 37 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
For comfortable, budget accommodation in Golders Green the King Soloman fits the bill with 80 bedrooms and complimentary buffet breakfast. Rooms are basic but they all ...More
Alternative Classical Music nearest Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
78 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 | 2 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
If you fancy a chilled night out, perhaps on a date, check out London’s only classical music bar. The bold fusion of clubbing and classical cultures ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
36 Wigmore Street, London, Marylebone, London W1U | 3.9 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Built by the Bechstein piano company in 1901, this grandiose concert hall is regarded by many as London's best venue for chamber and solo performances. Wigmore ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Rosebery Avenue, Islington, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 3.9 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Modern contemporary dance and music performance space. Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of national and ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Hampstead Lane, Highgate Village, London, N6 | 17 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
This popular pub theatre in Highgate has, over the years, served as a music hall, cinema, Masonic lodge and a jazz and folk music club. Now ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
27 New End, London, NW3 | 23 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Tucked away in a pretty Hampstead side street this former mortuary has been turned into a cosy, compact off-West End venue. The New End plays host ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
269a Archway Road, London, N6 | 23 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
This multi-arts, theatre and dance venue in Highgate has a regularly changing programme of live performances including plays, circus and cabaret. Jacksons Lane's 163-seat theatre is ...More
London > Events > Tours Dates: Tuesday 30th October 2012 - 11am-2pm
Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, NW3 | At Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
View the 1930s house....More
London > Events > Sporting Events Dates: Sunday 9th September 2012
Hampstead Heath, Highgate Road, NW3 | 5 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Raising both money and awareness for Breast Cancer, the Generations Walk returns for 2012, having raised £35,000 last year. The grand total raised from the annual ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 1st Nov, 2nd Nov, 3rd Nov and 4th Nov 2012
Hampstead Heath, Highgate Road, NW3 | 5 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
This Affordable Art Fair is the little sister of the much-loved event in Battersea Park. The Hampstead Heath version is a similar concept - an event ...More
Sights and Attractions near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, London, NW3 | At Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched by a lake on top of Hampstead Heath. Works by ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
, London, NW3 | 5 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
The wildest of London's parks, Hampstead Heath has fields to run in, long grass to roll in, woods to hide in and, most famously, ponds to ...More
London > Attractions > Sights
Swains Lane, London, N6 | 21 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Wild woodland Victorian cemetery. Perched at the top of the winding and woody Swain’s Lane, close to Highgate village with its soaring views over the city, Highgate ...More
Shopping near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Shopping > Books
46 Highgate High Street, London, N6 | 20 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
An old second-hand bookshop to delight the enthusiast. One room is turned over entirely to titles on London. History, ancient and modern, literature, travel and philosophy ...More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
12 Flask Walk, London, NW3 | 25 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
For little fairy fanatics, this shop is the ideal place to pick up the perfect winged friend. The place is simply awash with fairies. ...More
London > Shopping > House and Garden
11 Flask Walk, London, NW3 | 26 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
This pretty garden store at the pedestrianised end of Flask Walk in Hamsptead has everything the city garden needs - colourful pots, a selection of tools ...More
Restaurants near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 North Hill, London, N6 | 18 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Out of Highgate Village and down the hill from London's highest point, the Bull sits on the western side of North Hill next to white modernist ...More
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
86 Highgate High Street, London, N6 | 20 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
In a world of gastropubs and chain restaurants, the Rose & Crown tries to give us something different. Ok, the Rose & Crown sounds like a ...More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
4 South Grove, London, N6 | 20 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Strada has started something of a pizza revolution and knocked Pizza Express off its perch (as well as, more regrettably, being the final nail in the ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
Unit 207, Belgravia Workshop, 157-163 Marlborough Road, London, N19 | 2 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Only the French could come up with an art form so bizarrely fascinating. Mime is as relaxing as Tai Chi, as healthy as yoga, and as ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
89/91 Bayham Street, London, Camden Town, London NW1 | 2.6 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Unique and innovative workshops teaching flower arranging and floristry with monthly, weekly or daily workshops. This is a really enjoyable art form that allows its students ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
49-51 Barnsbury Street, London, Islington, London N1 | 3.4 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
The Make Lounge runs craft workshops where you can learn how to sew, decorate, stick and cook in a relaxed and friendly setting. With 'make do ...More
Leisure near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Highgate Road, London, NW3 | 5 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
The wildest of London's parks, Hampstead Heath has fields to run in, long grass to roll in, woods to hide in and, most famously, ponds to ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Hampstead Heath, London, NW5 | 19 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Since as early as 1860, and probably before, many hardy London folk have taken a dip before work in one of three wooded ponds on Hampstead ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Muswell Hill Road, London, N10 | 25 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Much of London was once entirely covered by the ancient Forest of Middlesex. The oak, holly, and hornbeam trees of Highgate Woods and Queen’s Wood (a ...More
Pubs near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Spaniards Road, London, NW3 | 7 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Ideal for alcoholic refreshment after a weekend tramp on Hampstead Heath, this notorious pub dates back to 1585 and is doused in history. The roguish highwayman ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
77 Highgate West Hill, London, N6 | 17 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Stooping ceilings, creaking floors, solid wooden panelling, beams and small interconnecting rooms combine to make The Flask Tavern, a traditional 18th century English pub, among the ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 North Hill, London, N6 | 18 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Out of Highgate Village and down the hill from London's highest point, the Bull sits on the western side of North Hill next to white modernist ...More
Nightlife near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
35 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 | 2.1 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
The Lock Tavern would be a great place to drop in and escape the tiresome, tie-dye-clad vendors of Camden's famous street market. Unfortunately that wouldn't do ...More
London > Nightlife > Bars
St Pancras International, Euston Road, London, NW1 | 2.1 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
At 90 metres, The Champagne Bar at St Pancras International is Europe's longest and presents a very glamourous way to start your journey to Paris before ...More
London > Nightlife > Bars
312 Archway Road, London, N6 | 26 minutes from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
The Boogaloo has succeeded in breaking the all pervasive contemporary pub blueprint, fashioning a popular alternative with a great atmosphere - and not an inch of ...More
Meeting venue hire near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Business > Venue Hire
Hampstead Lane, London, NW3 | At Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched by a lake on top of Hampstead Heath. Works by ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 | 2.1 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
Can accommodate up to 1800 people....More
London > Business > Venue Hire
British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 3.4 miles from Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
...More
Alternate names and popular misspellings for Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
|
What's On Today Near Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Contemporary Designer-Makers Fair Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2012 Highgate Literary Scientific Institution 20 minutes walk from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) ...More Chiaroscuro Quartet Concerts | On 26th May 2012 The Red Hedgehog 25 minutes walk from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) The ensemble performs works by Mozart and Schubert....More The Big Tree Climbing Company Sporting Events | Until 29th August 2012 Highgate Wood and Queen's Wood 25 minutes walk from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Founded by former Army Captain Nick Cranston and now partnered with Mark Hawes, The Big Tree Climbing Company offers a ...More Saturday at Walkabout Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012 Walkabout Finchley Road 1.72 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) DJ Mark Scott spins dance, hip hop, pop and R&B....More Yasiin Bey Concerts | On 26th May 2012 HMV Forum 1.73 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Hip hop artist, Dante Terrell Smith, formerly known as Mos Def....More Monkey Business Comedy Club Comedy | On 26th May 2012 Sir Richard Steele 1.75 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Gags and observations from Joe Rowntree, plus Paddy Lennox, Elliot Mason, Reuben Christian and MC Martin Besserman....More Saturday Night Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012 Lower Ground Bar 1.77 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Resident DJs mash up soul, R&B, funky house and old and new skool garage....More Catwalk Empire, Emma, The Undecided Concerts | On 26th May 2012 Fiddlers Elbow 1.85 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Pop-rock by the band from Market Harborough....More Comedy Cabaret Comedy | On 26th May 2012 Downstairs at the King's Head 1.9 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) Gags and banter from David James, plus Toby Muresianu, Lloyd Griffith, Luke Toulson, Simon Munnery and MC Jeremy O'Donnell....More Saturdays at Annies Bar Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th May 2012 Annies Bar 2 miles from Kenwood House (iveagh Bequest) DJ Marcus spins hip hop....More
Hotels near Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
From cheap budget accommodation to luxury 5 star suites see our special offers for Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) hotels, including The Raglan Hotel from 9% off. |










