Sandringham Hall is an 18th-century house that has 7,000 acres and was bought for the Prince of Wales in 1862. It was a plain Georglan house that only had two Victorian additions, an entrance porch and a conservatory. In 1870 it became clear to the Prince of Wales that the house was not big enough for his growing family, so he had it almost completely demolished and rebuilt to the grand house we see today. This is where the Queen of England and her family stay over the Christmas season.
This is the bachelor wing that was added to the south of the house in the 1890s. It originally housed an indoor bowling alley.
This is the ballroom that was added in 1881. Annual balls were held here for the ‘County’, Tenants’, and ‘Servants’. It is still used today for parties and the Royal family uses it as a cinema to watch film in as well.
This is the Saloon. The front door of the house opens straight into the Saloon. This is where the balls were held before the Ballroom was added to the house.
This is the Dining room. The style was originally set up to have breakfast and lunch served at several small tables and dinner served at one long table. This was called the Edwardian style.
This is the Drawing room that the Prince of Wales had a curtain hung in at one time to give the appearance that it was actually two rooms. When Queen Mary lived there she re-organized the house and opened this room up as it appears today.
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