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    Ightham Mote
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    Ightham Mote
    Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0NT
    Telephone: 01732 811145 (Infoline)
    House  Church or chapel  Garden  Countryside  Shop  Refreshments  Tours  Picnics  Events  Walking 
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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

    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

    Opening arrangements
    House
     15 Mar–31 Oct 08  11–5 Mo Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr Sa Su
     6 Nov--21 Dec*  11–3 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr 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 Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr Sa Su
     8 Nov–21 Dec 08  11–3 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Th Fr Sa Su
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    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

    Contact details

    01732 811145 (Infoline)
    01732 810378
    Fax: 01732 811029
    Emailighthammote@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Admission prices

    Gift Aid Admission (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)


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