The house from an 1825 engraving
House & Family History: Queen Elizabeth purchased the Gatcombe Estate in 1976 as a wedding gift for Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. Princess Anne's daughter, Zara Phillips, and her husband, Mike Tindall, moved to Gatcombe in 2013.
Garden & Outbuildings: The house sits within a 730-acre estate. The Princess Royal hosted the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park between 1983 and 2023. The festival, which made Gatcombe a center for equestrians, incorporated the British Open and intermediate and novice championships.
Architect: George Basevi
Date: Circa 1820
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal; here since 1976.
Past Seat / Home of: Edward Sheppard, 18th century. David Ricardo, MP, 19th century. Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, until 1976.
Current Ownership Type: The Crown / Royal Family
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Limited Access to Grounds Only
Phone: 02037-713-184
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.festivalofbritisheventing.com
Historic Houses Member: No