Happy Halloween! Have you come face to face with these ghostly witches in our North Gallery? They feature in a scene from Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a picture by Fuseli. Read more about 'Macbeth and the three witches': nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/486261 #Halloween #NationalTrust #Petworth

The clocks go back on Sunday, and we gain an extra hour in bed. Each year a #NationalTrust specialist conservator undertakes a clock survey and annual service, to keep our timepieces in working order. 📷 ©National Trust//John Hammond/James Revill National Trust National Trust South East

Petworth Festival Literary Week starts today, an opportunity to listen and meet an array of authors. The event runs until the 6 November, so why not combine a visit to Petworth House - and our second-hand bookshop - with the events petworthfestival.org.uk Petworth Festival Stewart Collins

Spot the pumpkins at Petworth House Pleasure Gardens this week. We've hidden some that were grown at Woolbeding Gardens. Count how many you can see, and enjoy the autumn colours and crunchy leaves. #NationalPumpkinDay 🎃National Trust South East #Petworth #Sussex #HalfTerm

This #HalfTerm holiday have colour catcher fun and help us create wild art. Search out the seasonal colours and different leaf shapes. Collect what you find, then help create deer shaped wild art installation Until Sun 30 Oct, 10am-4pm.📷Sarah Taylor #Petworth #Sussex

Experience Petworth in its coat of many colours this #autumn as the deciduous trees in the pleasure garden undergo a transformation. Red maple trees turn a vivid scarlet, while the tulip specimens change to a calming yellow. More: nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth-house… #EveryoneNeedsNature 🍂

Kids eat free in the Audit Room Café this half term.

From 22 - 30 October you can get a free kids lunch box for children aged 12 or under, every time you spend £5.

See our full T&Cs here: nationaltrust.org.uk/features/kids-…

#halfterm #kids #petworth

Petworth House looked majestic in the autumn sunshine this week. Our magnificent Treasure House displays one of the finest art collections in the care of the National Trust, nestled in a 700-acre deer park
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📷 Bryn Jones

From 1st November a small number of rooms in the house will be closed on rotation over the winter as we care for the collection.

Our website highlights which rooms are open so you can check if your favourite is open.

#winter #westsussex #petworth

Our Curators & Conservators spotted this ghostly arch hiding in plain sight while checking the condition of the wall paintings.

We think this could be a detail from an earlier paint scheme destroyed by fire around 1715.

#art #countryhouse #fire #history #lostthenfound

Have you ever seen a set of scales as luxurious as these?
This wonderful Victorian contraption, with its velvet padded seat and brass weights can be found at Petworth House & Park . Find out more in our new book, 100 Curiosities and Inventions: shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust…

©NTI/Leah Band

The Park is looking really beautiful in the autumn sunshine.

It just makes you want to pop on your walking boots, grab a flask of tea and head out for a walk.

Have you been on any great walks recently?

Photo - Adam Mills, Facilities Manager

The Somerset Room at Petworth House was separated off from the Servants’ Hall in the 1700s by the 3rd Earl of Egremont to provide room to display his collection. Today, you’ll see artwork here by Hieronymus Bosch, Titian & Claude.

📷 ©NTI/Andreas von Einsiedel

A Turner’s view of Petworth Park in the September sunshine. What’s your favourite viewpoint in Petworth Park?

📷©Laurence Perry

Did you know the Little Dining Room has had many uses over time? From an orchestra pit to accompany dining occasions in the Carved Room to a servery and sculpture gallery. Today you can admire the collection of paintings on display.

📷 ©NTI/Andreas von Einsiedel

Cuteness overload 😍 We love this picture of one of this year’s fallow deer fawns taken by Ann A, annaveyardnaturalworld on Instagram. Have you seen any on your walk in Petworth Park?

On Monday 19 September, the houses and gardens we care for, including cafes and shops, will be closed as we pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen.

Coast and countryside car parks will remain open for visitors: ow.ly/njHr50KH6Fa