Gardens Visit: NT Cliveden

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Uncover over 300 years of history at Cliveden. The estate has been home to dukes, earls, viscounts and a prince and it was even a hospital during the First World War.  Cliveden was a glittering hub of society, hosting exclusive parties and political gatherings for generations.

In the early 1960s while the Cold War was slowly chilling British politics, Cliveden House (now a hotel) was engulfed in a sultry summer of sweltering heat. Cooling off in the now-famous outdoor pool, was Christine Keeler, a nineteen-year-old mistress of a suspected Russian spy. Also a guest was John Profumo, an up-and-coming Conservative Secretary of State for War.

Profumo and Keeler embarked on an illicit affair following their chance meeting at Cliveden House; an affair which was to force his resignation, irrevocably damaging the Prime Minister's reputation and impact on the course of British politics forever.

For more details about the National Trust at Cliveden please see link https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/cliveden/things-to-see-in-the-garden-at-cliveden

Adult Entry tickets  £19. NT members free.

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