Events School holiday trails and activities. Spring and autumn lecture lunches. Christmas events
Guided tours Free garden history tour at 2:30, first Thur of month (April–Oct) and every Thur in July and Aug
Country walks Woodland walk
About this property
This gem on the South Downs, rescued after a major fire in 1989, houses an elegant Georgian interior with a famous Grand Tour collection which includes paintings, furniture and ceramics. An 18th-century doll's-house, with original contents, is one of the highlights. The complete servants' quarters in the basement are shown as they were in Victorian days when H. G. Wells' mother was housekeeper. The beautiful and peaceful garden is now fully restored in the early 19th-century Picturesque style, in a downland and woodland setting.
