Ashdown Park was the residence of the Earls of Craven. It is said that, in 1662, the first Earl of Craven was fleeing the plague in London on a lone stallion, when he arrived, exhausted, at his little used Berkshire estates. It was on this beautiful spot on the Berkshire Downs that his weary steed halted and here the Earl decided to build himself a house as a country refuge for his love, the Queen of Bohemia. Construction began soon afterward but, unfortunately, the lady died that same year 

Ashdown Park is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public on specific days during the Summer months.