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Volunteering at Knole
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Be a steward in the house
Be a steward in the house
There's more to stewarding at Knole than meets the eye. As well as meeting and helping visitors, the Volunteers' Association provides a lively social scene, with talks, outings and meals on a regular basis.
© Jonathan Sargant
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Become a garden guide
Become a garden guide
Garden guides spend all or part of their Tuesdays enjoying the company of a small group, helping visitors to find their way around the garden and to find out about what there is to see within the walls. This is quite a different experience to volunteering in the house.
© Martin Stiles
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Lead walks in the park
Lead walks in the park
We try to offer a park walk on most days of the week – could you help us do that? With 1,000 acres to explore, you can make each walk your own, inviting even local visitors to discover parts of the park they have never seen before.
© Jonathan Sargant
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Help with learning and outreach events
Help with learning and outreach events
Every so often we put on educational events for children, families or adults. Sometimes we go out into the local area, so this is especially suitable if you come from Sevenoaks or nearby. We welcome your ideas for who to visit and what to offer.
© Barbara Taylor
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Volunteer as a musician
Volunteer as a musician
Knole's programme of live early music relies on volunteers, many of them students from the London music colleges. We pay all your expenses, so if you would like the chance to perform in this atmospheric setting, please get in touch. We're looking for instrumental soloists or small groups.
© Anne Marie Christensen / Amélie Addison
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Something else...
Something else...
Is there anything that you think is missing? Would you like to help us offer something new to visitors or the local community? If so, please do get in touch – we'd love to hear from you.
© Fiona Martyn / Carol Cheeseman
Be a steward in the house
Become a garden guide
Lead walks in the park
Help with learning and outreach events
Volunteer as a musician
Something else...Knole reminiscence project: Hidden Histories
Some of the King's Room bed restoration team in the early 1980s
© National Trust
The Knole 'Hidden Histories' project aims to collect and record people's memories of visiting, living and working at Knole.
Could you help us out, by interviewing or editing interviews, or have you got a story of your own to share?
Contact us to get involved...
What's it like?
Meet Knole's house steward, who is in charge of the day-to-day care of the contents of this enormously precious, fragile house.
A house as old as this needs constant attention
© John Miller
The Knole appeal
2012 sees the beginning of a nationwide appeal to safeguard the future of Knole, open new areas to the public and transform what we offer to visitors.
The appeal aims to fund building work on the house, which needs urgent attention, and is part of a wide-ranging project that offers a variety of ways for you to get involved.