About Gilbert White's House & Gardens
Independent museum and gardens in Selborne, between Alton and Liss, offering corporate hire of a 16th-century barn (100 seated, 150 for drinks) and smaller meeting rooms in the house. The Ponting Room has AV for presentations and talks, and packages include staffing, refreshments and a guided tour, so it suits a team away-day, client reception or a talk with drinks. Free parking for event guests.
When you arrive
From the car park follow the entrance archway and gravel path to the house. Corporate spaces: Heritage Barn with twin marquees (weekday term-time hire 3–11pm only; 8-hour packages at weekends and holidays), Ponting Room (AV), Discovery Room and Great Parlour. Enquire with the events team.
Getting there
On the B3006 Selborne High Street, reached from the A31 or A3. Alton and Liss stations are each about 5 miles away with London Waterloo trains; the 38 bus (Alton–Petersfield) stops at the Selborne Arms. Visitors arriving without a car get 50% off admission.
Bus stops
Selborne Arms Ph
3 min walk · 38
Alton–Petersfield.
Parking
Gilbert White's House car park (behind the Selborne Arms)
3 min walk · On site · Free for visitors during opening hours with number plate registered; tariff applies otherwise
Pay machine for non-visitors. Postcode GU34 3BN.
Disabled parking by the house
1 min walk · On site
Mapped in OpenStreetMap; ask the venue about use.
Bikes
Bicycle racks on site
Per the venue.
Parking: Car park behind the Selborne Arms (postcode GU34 3BN, what3words ///argue.backed.scrolled). Free for visitors during opening hours if you register your number plate on the tablets at reception or the café; charges apply out of hours and for non-visitors, so confirm parking terms for evening hires. Coach bays available.
Access
Ground floor of the house, café and shop have level or ramped access; the first-floor galleries are stairs only, no lift. Courtyard entrance has shallow steps with a ramp alongside. Portable hearing loops where videos are shown; wheelchairs can be booked.
On the day
- Food and drink
- Café on site; tea, coffee, cakes or drinks and nibbles in packages; barn catering through the venue's approved suppliers (10% admin fee).
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Questions about Gilbert White's House & Gardens
How do I get to Gilbert White's House & Gardens?
Gilbert White's House & Gardens is at High Street, Selborne, Alton, GU34 3JH. There is a bus stop nearby, the closest Selborne Arms Ph (three minutes' walk). The arrival guide above has the details, and the directions button opens a map.
Is there parking at Gilbert White's House & Gardens?
Gilbert White's House & Gardens has free parking on site. Car parks listed in the arrival guide: Gilbert White's House car park (behind the Selborne Arms) (Free for visitors during opening hours with number plate registered; tariff applies otherwise) and Disabled parking by the house. Car park behind the Selborne Arms (postcode GU34 3BN, what3words ///argue.backed.scrolled).
Is Gilbert White's House & Gardens step-free?
Ground floor of the house, café and shop have level or ramped access; the first-floor galleries are stairs only, no lift.
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