Osborne Today
Today, Osborne House is under the care of English Heritage and is open to the public. The former Naval College's cricket pavilion was converted into a holiday cottage in 2004 and can be booked by members of the public. Guests staying at the cottage are given the right to use the Osborne Estate private beach.
Since 2005, the house has occasionally hosted picnic-style concerts on the lawn outside the main house.
English Heritage has a management contract to run Osborne House as an historic tourist attraction. The residence's ownership since 1971 has been held in a private property trust connected to Historic Royal Palaces - the overarching trust covering among others Hampton Court, the Tower of London etc.
Queen Victoria's private beach at Osborne, including her personal bathing machine, was opened to the public for the first time in July 2012 following an extensive restoration programme.
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