The collection

Beautifully individual.

Havisham House is full of things to discover: bold rooms, collected antiques, original artwork, sculptural objects and playful details.

This is not a catalogue of coordinated interiors. It is a glimpse into a home that has evolved over time—sometimes elegant, sometimes eccentric and always personal.

Handmade Italian sculptural light on the staircase at Havisham House
Light as sculpture

Handmade in Italy. Impossible to overlook.

This remarkable staircase light was handmade in Italy, its looping metal forms casting shifting shadows across the wall and the bronze figures below.

Part light, part sculpture, it is a bold introduction to the art, craftsmanship and individuality found throughout Havisham House.

Colourful Estella bedroom
Rooms with personality
Bronze circular artwork
Art in unexpected places
Victorian brick archway
History left visible
The bright top-floor sitting room at Havisham House
Top-floor sitting room · space to settle in
The lower-ground-floor sitting room with black leather seating and mustard accents
Lower-ground sitting room · warm, bold and comfortable
The lower-ground-floor dining room with antique furniture and sculptural lighting
Lower-ground dining room · breakfast with character
The exposed Victorian brick arch connecting the lower-ground sitting and dining rooms
Old brick, open spaces and room to unwind
The Miss Havisham Bathroom with grey geometric tiles and a dramatic framed Miss Havisham scene above the bath
The Miss Havisham Bathroom · a room with a story
The original brick frontage and blue door of Havisham House
Havisham House · unmistakably Woburn
Flowering plant displayed on an old garden ladder
A playful piece of garden character
Metal birds in the garden
Unexpected garden guests
A personal collection of postcards and pictures displayed at Havisham House
A house of collections and stories
The richly patterned cushions in the Estella Room
Pattern, colour and character
Sculptural leather chair
Old, new and individual
Sculptural radiator and collected objects
Even the practical has character
Award-winning garden
Best Sustainable Garden 2025
A leafy garden seating area surrounded by pots and mature planting
A garden made for lingering
A secluded garden table beneath a leafy canopy
A hidden place beneath the greenery
Stanley peeking over a patterned chair
Stanley · resident character
Curiosities & collections

Far more than
an ordinary stay.

Look a little closer and there is always something else to discover: collected art, antique furniture, sculptural pieces and playful objects that give Havisham House its unmistakable personality.

An antique typewriter reclaimed by plants in the garden
A story still growing
Great Expectations artwork made from playing cards at Havisham House
Great Expectations · the story behind the name
Great Expectations Penguin Books mug in the Dickens Room
Great Expectations · in every detail
Collected artwork, antique chest, bronze figures and sculptural lighting on the landing
Art, antiques and light in conversation
Organic natural timber artwork displayed at Havisham House
Nature reshaped as art
Sculptural metal sphere displayed in a softly lit niche at Havisham House
Form, shadow and a little intrigue
Sculptural glass pendant light at Havisham House
Another bright idea
Framed Underground platform painting displayed at Havisham House
Journeys captured in paint
Handmade ceramic fish mounted on reclaimed timber
Craft, character and a touch of the unexpected
Contemporary deer-shaped cuckoo clock
Even time has character
A collection of carved faces
Faces with stories to tell
A characterful carved wooden owl
A watchful old character
Carved antique chest and sculptural wooden bowl
Collected, carved and full of character
Sculptural brass dish with zip detail
The unexpected in every corner
Stone head sculpture in the garden
Art among the planting
Decorative iron ladle and hanging forms
Objects found and treasured
Cabinet of ceramics, postcards and miniature motorcycles
A cabinet of personal discoveries
Richly coloured animal-patterned fabric chosen for Havisham House
Pattern chosen with personality
Blue floral fabric detail at Havisham House
Colour in every detail

Come and discover
the rest for yourself.

Photographs offer a glimpse. The pleasure of Havisham House lies in experiencing its atmosphere in person.

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