Oatlands Palace
| Oatlands Palace | |
|---|---|
The original 16th-century Oatlands Palace | |
| Former names | Manor of Oatlands, Oatlands House |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished, site now occupied by Oatlands Park Hotel |
| Type | Royal Palace, later mansion, now hotel |
| Architectural style | Tudor, Stuart, Strawberry Hill Gothic |
| Location | Oatlands, Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Town or city | Weybridge |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′30″N 0°26′33″W / 51.375072°N 0.442392°W |
| Current tenants | Oatlands Park Hotel |
| Year(s) built | 1538 (rebuilt by Henry VIII) |
| Renovated | Various, including 1794 (rebuilt after fire), 1830 |
| Demolished | 1649 (palace), Various (later structures) |
| Client | Henry VIII, Anne of Denmark, Henrietta Maria, Frederick, Duke of York and Albany |
| Owner | Crown, various private owners |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone, brick |
| Size | 14 hectares (palace) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Various, including Inigo Jones, Henry Holland |
| Known for | Royal residence, Tudor and Stuart history |
Oatlands Palace is a former Tudor and Stuart royal palace which took the place of the former manor of the village of Oatlands near Weybridge, Surrey. Little remains of the original building, so excavations of the palace took place in 1964 to rediscover its extent.
The four-star Oatlands Park Hotel now occupies the site where the post-Commonwealth Oatlands mansion (Oatlands House) once stood. Within the core of the building are some surviving details for earlier stages of its existence. The former site of Oatlands Palace is down the hill towards the centre of Weybridge. This was once part of the lands of the same estate.