Sandringham

Sandringham Estate was acquired for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII in 1862 as a country retreat. With his wife, Princess Alexandra, he developed housing, schools and farms and in 1870 built the new Sandringham House that stands at the heart of the Estate today. Designed by AJ Humbert and furnished mainly by Holland and Sons, Sandringham was described as 'the most comfortable house in England'. King George V wrote 'dear old Sandringham, the place I love better than anywhere else in the world' and his son King George VI's affection was no less keen. He wrote to Queen Mary 'I have always been happy here and I love the place.'

Address:

nr King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE35 6EN

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