Leonard and Virginia Woolf's 17th-century country retreat
Monk’s House is taking part in the National Trust’s Women & Power celebrations this year. We have been working on an audio-visual interpretation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own’, which sits in her writing lodge as a fitting space to return to her original text. Find out how you can get involved in this ongoing project.
Nestled in the heart of rural Sussex, Monk’s House is a tranquil 17th-century weatherboarded cottage inhabited by Leonard and the novelist Virginia Woolf from 1919 until Leonard's death in 1969.
Get to know Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the wider Bloomsbury Group by visiting Monk's House. Full of their favourite things, the house appears as if they just stepped out for a walk.
The Woolfs bought Monk's House for the 'shape and fertility and wildness of the garden'. Today, the lovely cottage garden contains a mix of flowers, vegetables, orchards, lawns and ponds.
Useful information:
Monk's House is a small house and occasionally we have to limit numbers to avoid overcrowding and to protect the interior, so there can sometimes be a wait to enter the house. This is never more than a few minutes. The house operates on a free flow basis. There is no timed entry.
It is not possible to reserve entrance tickets in advance. Please purchase a ticket on the day of your visit.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £6.75 | £6.00 |
| Child | £3.50 | £3.15 |
| Family | £17.00 | £15.45 |
| Group Adult | N/A | £5.70 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Last entry to house at 4.45pm
