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The following National Trust properties are listed in Kent: ChartwellFamily home of Sir Winston Churchill. Bought by Sir Winston for its magnificent views over the Weald of Kent to Sussex, Chartwell was his home and the place from which he drew inspiration from 1924 until the end of his life. The rooms and gardens remain much as they were when he lived here, with pictures, books, maps and personal mementoes strongly evoking the career and wide-ranging interests of this great statesman. The terraced hillside gardens reflect the importance to Churchill of the landscape and nature. They include the lakes he created, the water gardens where he fed his fish, Lady Churchill's Rose Garden and the Golden Rose Avenue -- a Golden Wedding anniversary gift from their children which runs down the centre of the productive kitchen garden. Many of Sir Winston's paintings can be seen in the garden studio where talks are given most days about 'Painting as a Pastime'.Address: Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1PS Tel: 01732 868381 Email: chartwell@nationaltrust.org.uk 72 Emmetts GardenInteresting hillside garden with year-round features. Influenced by William Robinson, this delightful plantsman's garden was laid out in the late 19th century, with many exotic and rare trees and shrubs from across the world. There are glorious shows of spring flowers and shrubs, a rose garden and rock garden. Emmetts is equally attractive for its spectacular views at all times and its autumn colours.Address: Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6AY Tel: 01732 750367 Email: emmetts@nationaltrust.org.uk 123 Ightham MoteSuperb 14th-century moated manor house. Nestling in a sunken valley and dating from 1320, the house has features spanning many centuries. The most extensive visitor route open since Ightham Mote's acquisition by the Trust includes the Great Hall, Old Chapel, crypt, Tudor chapel with painted ceiling, drawing room with Jacobean fireplace, frieze and 18th-century wallpaper, billiards room and the apartment of Charles Henry Robinson, the American donor. There is an extensive garden and interesting walks in the surrounding woodland. A comprehensive programme of repair begun in 1989 was completed in 2004 and is the subject of a 'Conservation in Action' exhibition in the visitor reception.Address: Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT Tel: 01732 810378 Email: ighthammote@nationaltrust.org.uk 183 KnoleOne of England's greatest show houses, set in a magnificent deer park. Knole's fascinating historic links with kings, queens and the nobility, as well as its literary connections with Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, make this one of the most intriguing houses in England. Thirteen superb state rooms are laid out much the same as they were in the 18th century, to impress visitors by the wealth and status of the Sackville family. The house contains Royal Stuart furniture, paintings by Gainsborough, Van Dyck and Reynolds, and many 17th-century tapestries. Knole is set at the heart of the only remaining medieval deer park in Kent.Address: Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0RP Tel: 01732 462100 Email: knole@nationaltrust.org.uk 193 Old Soar ManorRemains of a late 13th-century knight's dwelling. This is all that is left of the manor house of c.1290 which stood until the 18th century. The solar chamber over a barrel-vaulted undercroft was once inhabited by a medieval knight.Address: Plaxtol, Borough Green, Kent, TN15 0QX Tel: 01732 810378 247 OwlettsModest red-brick Charles II house. The former home of Sir Herbert Baker, the architect, famous for his work in India (where he worked with Lutyens) and South Africa, the house has a Carolean staircase and plasterwork ceiling and a large kitchen garden.Address: The Street, Cobham, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3AP Tel: 253 Quebec HouseChildhood home of General James Wolfe. This Grade I-listed gabled house in the beautiful village of Westerham has features of significant architectural and historical interest. It has 16th-century origins and was extended and changed in the 18th and 20th centuries. Quebec House was the childhood home of General James Wolfe and contains family and military memorabilia. The old coach house contains an exhibition about the Battle of Quebec (1759).Address: Quebec Square, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1TD Tel: 01732 868381 273 Scotney Castle Garden & EstateOne of England's most romantic gardens, set in a beautiful wooded estate. Designed in the Picturesque style around the ruins of a 14th-century moated castle, the garden has spectacular displays of rhododendrons, azaleas and kalmia in May and June, wisteria and roses rambling over the ruins in summer, and trees and ferns providing rich colour in autumn. There are fine walks through the estate with its parkland, woodland, hop farm, and wonderful vistas and viewpoints.Address: Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 8JN Tel: 01892 891081 Email: scotneycastle@nationaltrust.org.uk 291 Sissinghurst Castle GardenOne of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicolson. Developed around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion with a central red-brick prospect tower, a series of small enclosed compartments, intimate in scale and romantic in atmosphere and including the renowned White Garden, provide outstanding design and colour through the season. The study, where Vita worked, and library are also open to visitors.Address: Sissinghurst, nr Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB Tel: 01580 710700 Email: sissinghurst@nationaltrust.org.uk 299 Smallhythe PlaceEllen Terry's early 16th-century house and cottage gardens. The half-timbered house, built in the early 16th century when Smallhythe was a thriving shipbuilding yard, was the home of the Victorian actress Ellen Terry from 1899 to 1928 and contains her fascinating theatre collection. The cottage grounds include her rose garden, orchard, nuttery, a wonderful display of wild flowers and the Barn Theatre, which holds exhibitions and regular performances of plays, music and talks.Address: Smallhythe, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG Tel: 01580 762334 Email: smallhytheplace@nationaltrust.org.uk 302 South Foreland LighthouseFascinating and distinctive Victorian lighthouse. A striking landmark on the White Cliffs of Dover, this historic building was the site of Faraday's work in pioneering the use of electricity in lighthouses, and was the first to display an electrically powered signal. South Foreland was also used by Marconi for his successful wireless telegraphy experiments in 1898.Address: The Front, St Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent, CT15 6HP Tel: 01304 852463 Email: southforeland@nationaltrust.org.uk 305 Sprivers GardenSmall formal garden. The 18th-century style garden has walled and hedged compartments, herbaceous borders, a rose garden and nearby woodland walk.Address: Horsmonden, Kent, TN12 8DR Tel: 01892 891081 308 St John's JerusalemTranquil garden and 13th-century chapel. The large garden, moated by the River Darent, contains some magnificent trees and herbaceous borders. The chapel was part of the former Commandery of the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, established here in 1199, of which the remainder was converted into a private residence.Address: Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford, Kent, DA4 9HQ Tel: 01732 810378 287 StoneacreHalf-timbered yeoman's house. Dating from the late 15th century, the house features a great hall and crownpost and is surrounded by a harmonious garden, orchard and meadows.Address: Otham, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8RS Tel: 01622 862157 Email: stoneacrent@aol.com 315 The White Cliffs of DoverMagnificent coastal site looking out over the English Channel. The White Cliffs of Dover are internationally famous. The 'Gateway to the White Cliffs' visitor centre has spectacular views and introduces the visitor to 5 miles of coast and countryside through imaginative displays and interpretation. Much of the chalk downland along the clifftops is an SSSI, AONB and Heritage Coast with interesting flora and fauna, and the visitor centre is an excellent place for watching the world's busiest shipping lanes.Address: Upper Road, Langdon Cliffs, nr Dover, Kent, CT16 1HJ Tel: 01304 202756 Email: whitecliffs@nationaltrust.org.uk 367
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