Knole, Sevenoaks
Knole was built in the mid-15th century by the then Archbishop of Canterbury. It has been visited by kings and queens down the ages and in the 20th century was famous as being the home of Vita Sackville West. The 13 state rooms include Royal Stuart furniture and paintings by Reynolds, Van Dyck and Gainsborough as well as many 17th century tapestries. Around the house is the only remaining medieval deer park in South-East England with sika and fallow deer roaming freely.
Open 1 Apr-20 July & 1 Sept-1 Nov Wed-Sun 10-4. 21 July-31 Aug 11-430. Admission house & garden £12/child £6.
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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS IN KENT
Biddenden Vineyards
Bluewater Shopping Centre
Canterbury Cathedral
Chartwell
Chiddingstone
Colonel Stephens Railway Museum
Crabble Corn Mill
Cross Channel Ferries
Deal Castle
Dover Castle & Wartime Tunnels
Dungeness Bird Observatory
Hever Castle & Gardens
Howletts Zoo Park, Canterbury
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Leeds Castle & Gardens, Maidstone
Penshurst Place & Gardens
Port Lympne Park
Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Scotney Castle
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens
Walmer Castle
HOTELS NEAR THIS ATTRACTION IN KENT
Romney Bay House Hotel, New Romney, Kent
Little Silver Country Hotel, Tenterden, Kent
Walletts Court Country House Hotel, Dover, Kent
The White Cliffs Hotel & Trading Company, St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Kent
Chilston Park Hotel, Lenham, Kent