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Mote Road
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 ONT
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Phone: 01732 810378
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Outstanding 14th-century moated manor house

See the results of the Trust's largest ever conservation project
Tudor chapel with hand-painted ceiling
Grade I listed dog kennel
Lovely gardens with water features, lakeside and woodland walks, in a secluded valley

Set in a Kentish sunken valley, Ightham Mote is a rare example of a moated medieval manor house, dating from 1320 with important later additions and alterations. It was the subject of the Trust's largest conservation project, begun in 1989 and completed in 2004 – an exhibition of which is in the visitor reception. Ightham Mote has many special features, including a Great Hall, Crypt, Tudor Chapel with a hand-painted ceiling and the private apartments of the American donor Charles Henry Robinson. However, one of its most enchanting features has to be the Grade I listed dog kennel, situated in the recently re-cobbled picturesque courtyard. Ightham Mote also offers some lovely gardens and water features with lakeside and woodland walks.

What's new this year

Now open every Saturday. Guided tours to South Lake by arrangement. Partial gardens/courtyard and ground floor access (Nov/Dec, weekends, 11–3). Special reduced charge for winter weekends. Great Hall dressed for Christmas.

(Rainy Days Kent)

Open:

House
15 Mar–31 Oct 08	11–5	Mo			Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1 Nov--21 Dec*	11–3						Sa	Su
Estate
All year	Dawn--dusk	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
Shop/restaurant**/garden
15 Mar–2 Nov 08	10:30–5	Mo			Th	Fr	Sa	Su
8 Nov–21 Dec 08	11–3				Th	Fr	Sa	Su
KEY:Only open on days stated above
Restaurant open for occasional themed evenings and for booked functions. Please tel. 01732 811314 for opening times of Mote Restaurant and 01732 811203 for shop opening times outside normal property hours. Booking at Mote Restaurant advised winter & evenings. *Except when function ongoing. Closed Jan 09. Mote Restaurant is available for wedding receptions. Shop/restaurant/partial gardens open 14 Feb–14 Mar 11–3, Thurs–Sun, except during restaurant functions when refreshment kiosk will open. Partial gardens/courtyard & ground floor access Nov/Dec weekends, 11–3. Great Hall dressed for Christmas during Dec. Last admission 30mins before closing

Other Information:

Gift Aid Admision: (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £9.85 (£8.95), child £4.95 (£4.50), family £24.65 (£22.40). Groups (£8.35), child (£4.20). Winter weekends, 8 Nov–21 Dec: £5.50 (£5), child £2.75 (£2.50).

Events - Family activities and lecture lunches Guided tours
Regular free introductory talks, garden and tower tours Country walks
Three waymarked self-guided walks on surrounding estate – leaflet obtainable from visitor reception. Regular guided walks

Shopping - Plant sales

Dogs - On estate walks only

Cycling - On surrounding bridleways and roads on 223-hectare (550-acre) estate

Parking - Free parking, 200yds

Education - Suitable for school groups. Education room. Hands-on activities. Adult study days

Families & children - Baby-changing and feeding facilities. Front-carrying baby slings and hip-carrying infant seats for loan. Children's quiz/trail. Family activity packs. Family activities

Refreshments - Mote Restaurant (licensed) adjacent to visitor reception. Children's menu. Refreshment kiosk in walled car park open on busy days

Self-catering accommodation - One holiday cottage set within the grounds of this beautiful 14th-century moated manor house. Sleeps 4 people.

Mobility information
Contact in advance.
Parking - Separate parking, 10yds. 90yds to accessible entrance. Drop-off point
Building - Level entrance. Alternative accessible entrance. 3 wheelchairs. Ground floor has steps, uneven floors, ramp available. Many stairs with handrail to other floors. Conservation exhibition at visitor reception accessible

WCs - next to shop by house and at restaurant

Grounds – Partly accessible, grass and loose gravel paths, slopes, some cobbles. Map of accessible route
Shop - Level entrance. Stairs to upper floor

Refreshments - Level entrance. Accessible picnic tables

Visual information - Braille and large-print guide

Audio information - Induction loop in restaurant

(Images property of National Trust www.ntpl.org.uk/index2.pgi)

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