Thu 24 Sept
|Parham House
Parham House
Parham is one of the country's finest Elizabethan houses, set at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex
Time & location
24 Sept 2026, 09:00 – 15:30
Parham House, Pulborough RH20 4HR, UK
About the event
Parham's story
The name Parham (the "par" is pronounced like the "par" in parrot) is thought to derive from the Old English "perham", a compound word meaning "pear enclosure".
The land was granted by King Henry VIII to Robert Palmer of Henfield, and on 28th January 1577 the foundation stone of the current House was laid by his two-year-old grandson Thomas, a custom thought to bring good luck. When he grew up, Thomas sold Parham to Thomas Bishopp, whose descendants lived here for eleven generations until 1922, when it was sold to the Hon. Clive and Alicia Pearson.
Clive Pearson was the second son of Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray. He married Alicia Knatchbull-Hugessen, daughter of 1st Lord Brabourne. They fell in love with Parham as soon as they saw it.
The House was in a very bad state of repair, and the Pearsons employed the architect Victor Heal to supervise renovation works during the 1920s and 1930s. Everything was done with the greatest care and sensitivity, with minute attention to detail and historical accuracy.
Join us for a lovely day out. Travel is by coach Collection point TBA. Coffee and biscuits on arrival is included. There will be a guided tour of the house and an unguided tour of the grounds. A sandwich lunch is included in the price. The choice of fillings must be pre ordered and the menu of what is available will go out nearer the time.
Tickets
Parham House
Ticket includes a guided tour of the house, unguided tour of the gardens. coffee and biscuits on arrival and a sandwich lunch (the choice of filling needs to be pre-ordered and a note will go out nearer the date to choose what you would like.
£60.00
+£1.50 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00