Sandringham House

Sandringham House is a private country house and estate in Norfolk, England that serves as a residence for the British royal family. It has been associated with successive monarchs as a personal family home and private estate.

The house and surrounding gardens are maintained as a domestic royal residence and include museum displays and rooms open to visitors during designated periods. The estate landscape includes formal gardens and parkland used for farming and managed grounds.

The current Sandringham House sits on the site of earlier family houses and was acquired for royal use during the 19th century; it became established as a principal private home for members of the royal family and has been used for private family events ever since. The property retains a mixture of lived-in domestic spaces and areas conserved for public viewing.

Sandringham lies in Norfolk, in eastern England, near the village of Sandringham and within driving distance of towns along the Norfolk coast and Kings Lynn; it is a regional country estate rather than an urban palace.

• Visitor access: A private royal residence owned by the British monarch, the house and gardens are open to the public for parts of the year and show royal collections and preserved rooms.
• Royal tradition: The royal family traditionally spend the Christmas period at the estate each year.