Stansted House: Celebrating the 1920’s
10 October 2026
11am to 3pm (last entry 2pm)
In 1924, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough purchased Stansted Park as his family home.
The family regularly entertained guests at Stansted Park in the 1920s, and during this decade, the 9th Earl established the Stansted Theatre, where family and friends performed three times a year to raise money for local charities.
During your visit to Stansted House, you will be welcomed in as if you were a guest of the Bessborough’s in the late 1920s.
As the sound of the Music Room piano fills the State Rooms, you will see what life was like at Stansted House.
Discover more about the famous guests of the Bessborough’s as well as the wider Ponsonby family, including Loelia Ponsonby, one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s and later the Duchess of Westminster, following her marriage in February 1930.
Once you have finished exploring the magnificent State Rooms, you will move downstairs to the Servants Quarters.
As you walk around the extensive Servants Quarters, you will discover what it was like to be a servant at Stansted Park, and the incredible amount of work that went into hosting guests for the weekend.
You will also experience the fun side of servant life, with drop-in Charleston workshops in the Servants Hall; bringing to life the space where staff met, gossiped and partied.