Knole House and Gardens

Knoll has been undergoing an extensive restoration. I have visited this property for a few years now and I have not yet been able to see the finished house but I know that it will be worth it in the end. As they reopen rooms that they have been working on you can see the skill and care that have been taken.

 

Every Tuesday in the season the gardens are opened to the public.  The property is now part of the National Trust but part of the house is still lived in by the Sackville family. The NT say: "What we see today is a remarkably preserved and complete early Jacobean remodelling of a medieval archiepiscopal palace. From an even older manor house, it was built and extended by the Archbishops of Canterbury after 1456. It then became a royal possession during the Tudor dynasty when Henry VIII hunted here and Elizabeth I visited." The website can be seen here.

Knole is renowned for it's deer park NT say: "Knole is very fortunate to be home to a 350-strong deer herd, which visitors enjoy seeing in their natural habitat year-round. While these beautiful creatures can appear to be friendly, they are wild animals - seen at their best from a respectful distance." The website can be seen here.

© Lionel Callow 2017