Turn End is one of three houses designed and built in the 1960s by internationally renowned architect Peter Aldington in the village of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
The three houses received a Royal Institute of British Architects Award for Architecture in 1970 and were listed at Grade II* in 2006; only a handful of post war houses are listed at this grade. In November 2017 Historic England listed Turn End’s garden at Grade II and added it to the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. At that time Turn End was the only post-war listed house and garden created by the same hand.
As modern housing, made of wood, concrete block and glass, in a traditional setting, the group has always been celebrated as a rare British representative amongst the best of European housing design and has welcomed visitors from all over the world. Turn End's garden, designed and made by Peter as a natural extension to the house, grew with the buildings, maturing into a world renowned garden. Turn End has provided teaching material for students of architecture and landscape design, been written about nationally and internationally and photographed widely.
Visit us:
Turn End is still the Aldington family home. It is not open every day but we are delighted to welcome visitors at one of our public events or by booking a group visit by appointment to the garden. Friends of Turn End can also book a self-guided visit to the garden throughout the year. Please find out more about visiting including directions and parking advice on our Visit & Contact page.
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Find out about Peter Aldington's three award-winning village houses and Grade II Listed garden.
14 November 2024
Bookings open for 2025 and catch up online
We’ve now concluded our events programme for 2024 but tickets are available for our house and garden events next year - please book via our Events page. You can also purchase copies of previous online talks delivered by Jackie, our gardener and guest speakers via our online shop.
A Favourite Quote!
Modern House Magazine: What is your favourite living space around the world? “There are at least five places that I constantly fantasise about living in, but if I was to name only one it would be Peter Aldington’s Turn End. I love how every room connects to the garden, blurring the lines of what’s inside and what’s out.” Andrea Roman, Ceramicists, Modern House Magazine.
Watch the talk online - Turn End with Garden Masterclass
If you missed the talk about Turn End talk by our gardener, Jackie Hunt, for Garden Masterclass you can now watch it for free on Garden Masterclass’ You Tube channel here.
Turn End features on Grand Designs: The Streets, Series 2, Episode 3
We were delighted to hear how self builders John and Julia were inspired by Turn End for their own home at Graven Hill, Oxfordshire. In the programme, aired 27 April 2022, presenter Kevin McCloud describes Turn End as an “architectural masterpiece…a place of pilgrimage for architects and self builders”. Come and find your inspiration at one of our house and garden events this year.
Volunteering Opportunities
Escape for an hour or two into nature and reap the wellbeing and uplifting benefits Turn End has to offer. We are looking for volunteers to join our friendly team and assist us in the running of our events programme. There are various roles from garden preparation, to house and garden hosts, catering, book and plant sales. Roles can be tailored to fit your skills and availability. For more information please get in touch: turnendtrustevents@gmail.com or complete our online volunteer form.
