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Category: EH & NT

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Posted: 07-May-2022 | Category: EH & NT

Hinton Ampner

Beautiful gardens & church. Sadly the house wasn't open.

Posted: 23-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Uppark House

One of the highlights of this NT property is the 18th century doll's house. It was also very interesting to hear about the visits by the Prince Regent, Lady Hamilton & H.G. Wells!

Posted: 21-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Nymans

Nymans was owned by the Messel family who created the beautiful gardens.

Posted: 21-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Bateman's

Bateman's was Rudyard Kipling's family home & it remains today has he new it in 1902.

Posted: 20-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Petworth

Petworth was for many years the home of the percy family, the Earls of Northumberland. It is best known for it's art works by Van Dyck, Turner, Reynolds & Gainsborough but for me the wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons outshone everything else.

Posted: 13-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Sutton Hoo

Excavations were started here in 1939 to explore the burial mounds. The largest burial mound, that of an Anglo Saxon king was found complete with it's treasures.

Woodbridge from Sutton Hoo The Burial mounds Imprint of the boat at the King's burial mound

Posted: 08-Sep-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Wicken Fen Nature reserve

A beautiful place to visit with the old Fenland landscape, sedge & reedbeds.

Posted: 27-Aug-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Eltham Palace-EH

Stephen & Virginia Courtauld built their Art Deco mansion adjoining the Great Hall of this medieval Palace.

Posted: 25-Aug-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Chartwell-NT

Chartwell Kent was Winston Churchill's country retreat for many years. He did most of his painting here.

Posted: 25-Aug-2021 | Category: EH & NT

Standen House-NT

Standen House was created for James & Margaret Beale by architect Philip Webb. Morris & Co were used to furnish the house & this is now very much an "Arts & Crafts" show piece.