Osborne House
A summer home built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the Isle of Wight. Albert designed it himself in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo, and the family's rooms remain much as they knew them, with a private beach below.
- Where
- East Cowes, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.7505, -1.2700
Get the Osborne House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Osborne House. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Osborne House
Salisbury Cathedral 51 km
An Anglican cathedral raised in just 38 years, between 1220 and 1258, which gives it a rare unity of Early English Gothic style. Its spire, finished by 1330, rises to 123 metres, the tallest in England, and it keeps one of the four surviving original copies of the 1215 Magna Carta.
Stonehenge 62 km
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Durdle Door 72 km
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Royal Pavilion 80 km
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Brighton Palace Pier 80 km
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Avebury 86 km
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Legoland Windsor 90 km
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Windsor Castle 94 km
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Questions
Where is Osborne House?
Osborne House is in East Cowes, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Salisbury Cathedral (51 km), Stonehenge (62 km), Durdle Door (72 km).
How do I get the Osborne House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Osborne House and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Osborne House before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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