Great care and considerable expense has been taken to preserve the parkland setting, house and its elegant decorations. Lord Mountbatten paid tribute to his late wife's excellent arrangements of furnishings, fittings and picture hanging to suit the character of the 18th-century house and this tradition has been continued by Lady Romsey. The stable building now houses the Mountbatten Exhibition. The 18th-century ornamental dairy, built to enable the ladies of the house to participate in making cream and buttermaking, stands by the waterside surrounded by trees. It is now a Visitor Reception Centre and Gift Shop. A visit to Broadlands House is by guided tour only; all other attractions at Broadlands are self-guiding. Open afternoons mid-June to September 2. Tel + 44 (01794) 505010 Fax + 44 (01794) 505040; for event information Tel + 44 (01794) 505020
