The Amber Bedroom and Dressing Room

Originally this bedroom was known as the Amber Bedroom, and by virtue of its size alone and the impressive view it commands over the south-facing gardens, it was probably one of the most important guest bedrooms in the house.

It was almost certainly this bedroom with its dressing room next door which was used by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, when he stayed at Tatton in 1887.

The room is now furnished as a Victorian day nursery, with the dressing room next door displayed as a night nursery. The original nurseries were situated in the family wing at some distance from the state rooms and guest chamber suites, in an area of the house no longer open to the public.

It was customary for the nursery to comprise two rooms, one for sleeping and the other a day nursery, with the children being looked after by a nurse and governess. The boys of the family were sent to boarding school to be educated, whilst the girls remained at home and eventually took their place with the adults of the family.