Boscobel House, 1898
Photo ref: 41885
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Photo ref: 41885
Photo of Boscobel House, 1898

More about this scene

The story of Charles II hiding in an oak tree is true - it happened here, in what was then thickly wooded countryside. Hiding in the tree by day, he hid in a priest's hole in Boscobel House at night until the Roundheads abandoned their search and he was able to make his way to safety.

A Selection of Memories from Boscobel House

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Boscobel House

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

Before leaving to live abroad I lived only two miles from Boscobel and so I often took my bicycle for a spin around the lanes. When I was a teenager a friend had a car and sometimes we found ourselves driving past Boscobel at night and I always thought that it had a strange atmosphere. In the 1990s I was writing a book about a village the other side of Boscobel and a few times found myself driving past the ...see more