Historic House
Down House
Charles Darwin's family home, where he wrote On the Origin of Species, with period rooms, his study and the garden 'laboratory' and Sandwalk he used for daily thinking walks. There's a children's trail and dressing up, plus a cafe in the old kitchen.
📍 Downe, London · BR6 7JT
Visitor information
- Ages
- 5–16+
- Typical visit
- Half day
- Address
- Luxted Road, Downe, Kent
- Opening times
- Daily 10am-5pm, last entry 4pm (EH, seen 2026-10-07).
Family facilities
Last checked 7 Oct 2026
- Baby changing
- Café on site
- Toilets
- ParkingParking available.
- IndoorIndoor and outdoor areas
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