IOW Osborne House 2024

 

 

"It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot" said Queen Victoria of Osborne House, her palatial holiday home on the Isle of Wight. 

 

The children have arrived at the very Grand House where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert resided.  Osborne reflects Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's passions, tastes and style. Ornate furnishings and artefacts from The Royal Collection fill rooms and corridors where Victoria entertained heads of state, inventors, princess and princesses and ruled the vast British Empire.  After a spot of lunch on the lawn, the children toured the House itself and also participated in a Victorian Explorer Workshop! During the Workshop the children took part in a discussion about Queen Victoria's children and what they collected on the beaches.  They also saw some items a Victorian Explorer might have collected, amongst which was a scorpion!!!