Historic houses · East Midlands
York Cottage
York Cottage — house in the grounds of the Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
York Cottage is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Owned by Elizabeth II. Wikidata describes it as: "house in the grounds of the Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk, England". Coordinates: 52.8264°, 0.5164°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Wash SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
- Ramsar wetland: The Wash
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
York Cottage is a house in the grounds of Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.
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Background
History
The cottage was originally called the Bachelor's Cottage, and built as an overflow residence for Sandringham House. In 1893, it was given by the future King Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, as a wedding gift to his son Prince George, the Duke of York (later King George V), The couple lived there for 33 years until the death of Queen Alexandra in 1925; their five youngest children were born there. George V loved York Cottage, which is said to resemble "three Merrie England pubs joined together." He furnished it himself with furniture purchased from Maple & Co. furniture store. "Too large and too full of footmen to be unremarkable in Surbiton or Upper Norwood, York Cottage in its own…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8264, 0.5164
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Sandringham
- Postcode
- PE35 6EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Official site
- www.sandringhamestate.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1320376 (CC0)
- wikipedia: York Cottage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: York Cottage.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is York Cottage?
- York Cottage is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE35 6EN), in the parish of Sandringham.
- Who owns York Cottage?
- York Cottage is owned by Elizabeth II.
- Is York Cottage a protected site?
- Yes — York Cottage is part of the The Wash SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to York Cottage?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE35 6EN. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.