Longwood House
Longwood House
4.5
About
The home where Napoleon lived in exile from France from December 1815 to his death in 1821.
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listingWhat is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
The area
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
11 within 3 miles
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.5
51 reviews
Excellent
27
Very good
22
Average
2
Poor
0
Terrible
0
These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.
Julnad
Paris327 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
We both had the chance to visit it only because there were no tourists. From the beginning, in the parlor, the pool table jumps out at you and lots of engravings in which Napoleon unfolds his cards come back to you. Then comes the living room in which Napoleon died on his bed that had been installed here.And the rooms follow each other dressed in furniture of the period and all this accompanied by very precise comments delivered by an indispensable Audio Guide.
The setting is sublime and knowing that this great man lived there his last years plunges you into a certain emotion.
The setting is sublime and knowing that this great man lived there his last years plunges you into a certain emotion.
Automatically translated
Written 12 August 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mampoor
Clervaux, Luxembourg244 contributions
Great guided tour.
Very important - you can't just show up at the house, must book a tour in advance. When I was on the way there, tour operators had sign-up lists near the ship's reception area.
Very important - you can't just show up at the house, must book a tour in advance. When I was on the way there, tour operators had sign-up lists near the ship's reception area.
Written 30 November 2009
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Velu S
Wheaton, IL65 contributions
Jan 2020
Number one attraction on the island along with The Ladder in my opinion.Well preserved history of this once Great Emperor. One should take time and enjoy this place.
Written 13 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Spotlottydog
Cambs uk128 contributions
Feb 2019
Even if you are not into history a tour of Longwood House is not to be missed. The audio tour is quite long but it is worth sticking with it, allow yourself the full 2 hours. Looking into a mirror that Napoleon has used previously is really special.
The souvenir shop is good too, with lots of fun things to buy
The souvenir shop is good too, with lots of fun things to buy
Written 11 February 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
stephen k
Pontypool, UK39 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
Brilliant visit, very informative about Napoleons life on St Helena island. Gardens where beautifully kept, house was amazing to walk through, you could have headphones that gave you information on all sorts of items within the house. You could sit in the gardens and just relax. Highly recommended.
Written 1 February 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
MariannedJ2013
Howick, South Africa138 contributions
Apr 2016
Through the exhibits in the house - now a museum - one gets a fascinating insight into the man that crowned himself as emperor and was once feared in Europe. Here he spent his last years and much in the house is still as it was during his lifetime. Well worth a visit.
Written 3 May 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
holiday1980
Wareham, UK24 contributions
Beautifully preserved, Longwood House is a must on any visit to St Helena. It's included on most of the Island tours. There are some wonderful exhibits including the billiard table, portraits, original furniture and excellent replicas of his death bed and death mask.
The surrounding gardens provide a lovely setting and are well worth wandering round.
The surrounding gardens provide a lovely setting and are well worth wandering round.
Written 8 October 2010
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Peter F
Pretoria, South Africa179 contributions
Jan 2020
Beautiful gardens and a well presented history of Napoleon's last years on the Island.
The recorded guide is helpful but fairly lengthy
The recorded guide is helpful but fairly lengthy
Written 19 January 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
tibetconsul
Melbourne, Australia9 contributions
Sept 2019
very interesting to see the last place of napoleon, still looking fine it was not that's bad to be prisoner in this place, plenty of rooms and great view
Written 23 December 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
lonewolf44
Kingston upon Thames, UK1,310 contributions
Aug 2019
Famously Napoleon saw out his final years on St Helena, spending most of them in this picturesque, but damp villa in the island's lush interior. Take the guided tour - a detailed commentary guides you round the house, telling you about Napoleon's life and death there In fact allow at least 2 hours if you want to get the most out of the commentary. The fascinating part of the visit was seeing how Napoleon tried to adapt his environment to avoid his British captors as much as possible: he designed the sunken gardens in the grounds so he could take walks without being spied upon. He put spy holes in to the shutters of the billiards room so he could watch his guards and he built summerhouses so again he could enjoy the garden in privacy. There's an ongoing debate about how Napoleon died (at 17:49 on 5 May 1821 in the dining room), including theories that he was poisoned deliberately or over years by the arsenic in the distinctively patterned wallpaper throughout the house! It's a must do if you're on St Helena, so try to combine it with a visit to the Briars (where he spent his first 7 weeks while Longwood House was prepared for him) and his (empty) tomb in Alarm Forest.
Written 12 August 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
How do I get there by taxi? Is there a cafe on site?
Written 29 October 2019
There are plenty of taxis for hire in Jamestown - the rank (such as it is) is just behind the tourist office. Someone will definitely take you.
Sadly however there is no café on site at Longwood House - but there is a general store in Longwood Village.
Written 30 October 2019
10-1 and 2-6pm I think.
Written 30 October 2019
Showing results 1-3 of 3
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing