Smallhythe Place
Visitor information
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The beautiful cottage garden includes a rose garden, orchard and nuttery
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Visit the gardens in spring for a display of the rare Snakehead Fritillary
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The Barn Theatre at Smallhythe Place, the home of actress Ellen Terry
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Medieval map of Romney and Gulford marshes
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A lovely view of the Rose Garden and Smallhythe Place
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Ellen Terry's early 16th-century house and cottage gardens
Built in the early 16th-century when Smallhythe was a thriving shipbuilding port, Smallhythe Place was purchased by renowned Victorian actress Ellen Terry in 1899. Her daughter Edith Craig set up the museum in 1929 which houses a fasinating personal and theatrical collection. The collection highlights Ellen Terry's extraordinary career and unconventional personal life.
Smallhythe Place includes a beautiful cottage garden and a charming 17th-century thatched Barn Theatre which provides an opportunity to attend a show.
What's on next?
The One Who Threw Herself Under the Horse
Sat 8 June, 7pm
Cambridge Devised Theatre present Emily Wilding Davison: The One Who Threw Herself Under the Horse - an absorbing, challenging and wry look at this extraordinary suffragette’s life and death.
A small place, big on charm
Ellen Terry's house, garden and the beautiful Barn Theatre reflect the character of this great Victorian actress. A trip to Smallhythe Place is one rich in both theatrical and naval history, and one not to be missed.