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KnoleKnole


Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0RP
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Phone: 01732 462100
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History and grandeur in the heart of Kent. Birthplace of novelist and poet Vita Sackville-West
  • Rare collection of Royal Stuart furniture
  • Important portraits by Van Dyck, Gainsborough and Reynolds
  • Birthplace of novelist and poet Vita Sackville-West
  • Magnificent 1,000-acre deer park, a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Set within a glorious deer park, Knole appears much like a small village when viewed from a distance. It is a complex and beautiful house, which has links with kings, queens and nobility, as well as literary connections with Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf. Thirteen superb state rooms are laid out much as they were in the 18th century, to impress visitors with the wealth and standing of the Sackville family (who still live at Knole today). The house boasts a world-renowned collection of Royal Stuart furniture, paintings by Gainsborough, Van Dyck and Reynolds, as well as important 17th-century tapestries. The 404-hectare (1,000-acre) deer park surrounding the house is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

(Rainy Days Kent)

Open:
Park/shop/tea-room
1 Mar–9 Mar 08 11–4 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
House
15 Mar–2 Nov 08 12–4 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
Shop/tea-room
15 Mar–2 Nov 08 10:30–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
Christmas shop/tea-room
5 Nov–21 Dec 08 11–4 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
Garden
2 Apr–22 Oct 08 11–4 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Closed Saturdays Closed Sundays
KEY:Open only on days stated above.
House, shop and tea-room open also Tues, 29 July–2 Sept and BH Mons. Park open daily for pedestrians. Vehicles admitted only when house is open. Garden (by courtesy of Lord Sackville): please note limited opening. Great Hall open 1–9 Mar 11–2, Sat/Sun. Last admission 30mins before closing

Other Information:

Gift Aid Admission. (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £9 (£8.10), child £4.50 (£4), family £22.50 (£20.20). Groups (£7.60), child (£3.80). Garden, limited opening (Standard Admission): £2, child £1. Park free to pedestrians.

Events - Educational family days in Aug. Exclusive evening candlelit tours in summer and autumn (tel. for details). Carol concerts in the Great Hall. Lord Sackville's Christmas lecture.

Guided tours - Guided tours take place while house is closed to the public (booking required).

Country walks - Deer park has pedestrian access all year round.

Important note - Please do not feed the deer; they can be dangerous. In order to protect Knole's fragile and rare textiles, light of all kinds is carefully controlled. This restricts opening hours of the show rooms – last entry 3:30. There is no wheelchair access beyond the Great Hall.

Shopping - NT shop. Also open during events. Christmas shop open Wed–Sun (Nov and Dec). Annual plant sale, tel. for details.

Dogs - On leads and in park only

Cycling - Cycling permitted on roads and tracks

Parking - Parking, 60yds, £2.50. Park only open to vehicles from 10:30 when house open. When house closed parking available in nearby town centre. Park open to vehicles in winter when shop and tea-room open. Park gates locked at 6

Education - Suitable for school groups. Education room. Hands-on activities

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

Refreshments - Brewhouse Tea-room (licensed). Also open Nov and Dec (Wed–Sun). Children's menu.

Mobility information
Parking - Separate parking, 30yds. Drop-off point
Building - Step to entrance, ramp available. 4 wheelchairs. Ground floor has steps, ramp available. 1 step in Great Hall. 25 steps with handrail to showrooms, no wheelchair access beyond the Great Hall to upstairs showrooms

WCs - at Green Court and Brewhouse Yard
Grounds - Partly accessible, steep slopes, grass and uneven paths, undulating terrain

Shop - Step to entrance, ramp available

Refreshments - Level entrance

Visual information - Braille and large-print guide

Audio information - Sign interpreter by arrangement. Induction loop in reception.

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

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