A rare opportunity to see inside this Grade II* listed mansion, now owned by IBM. Special tours will reveal the fascinating history of the Hursley estate and its occupants and include a visit to the Museum which traces the story of IBM and computing.
An opportunity to see inside Hursley Park and discover its remarkable history through displays and tours of both the house and museum of computing.
Built on the site of Hursley Lodge, a Tudor mansion once home to Richard Cromwell, the Georgian Hursley Park House was built exactly three hundred years ago by Sir William Heathcote. The house still forms the core of the present day house, which was extended and reimagined in lavish style in 1905 by Sir George Cooper and his wealthy American heiress wife, Lady Mary Cooper. During the First World War the house was turned into an Auxiliary Hospital for Officers whilst the estate became the centre of a massive army camp.
A generation later, in 1940, Supermarine Spitfire design was moved to Hursley. For the next 18 years Supermarine continued to design aircraft prototypes in the estate before departing in 1958. Supermarine's departure was followed by the arrival of IBM's development laboratory, since then the laboratory has been at the forefront of computer technology. The Hursley Park Museum of Computing charts both the development of computing from the nineteenth century to the present day and the UK and Hursley's part in that story.
Event Times
Saturday 7 September: 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm
Booking Information
Pre-booking: Required. This event is now fully booked, please click the below link if you would like to join the waitlist.
IBM Hursley Park is a secure location and pre-booking is required for entry. Tours of both the house and museum will be run throughout the day.
Address & Directions
Hursley Park House, Hursley Park Road, Hursley, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2JN
Parking is in the West Car park to the west of Hursley Park House. Public access is via the main door on the north side of the house on the main Hursley Park Road..
Additional Information
25 max per session. 2 hours.
Hursley Park is a Grade II* listed building with limited accessibility. Please contact the organizers if you have questions about accessibility or require additional information or assistance.
Hursley House is set in private grounds and historic gardens which visitors are welcome to explore, however, we ask visitors to respect the site and stay on the designated paths.
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IBM Hursley
Header Image: South Front at Hursley Park_Credit David Key