Historic BuildingsAshford

One of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville‐West and her husband Sir Harold NicolsonDeveloped around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion with a central red‐brick prospect tower, a series of small enclosed compartments, intimate in scale and romantic in atmosphere and including the…
Distance: 12.5 miles away

The half‐timbered house, built in the early 16th century when Smallhythe was a thriving shipbuilding yard, was the home of the Victorian actress Ellen Terry from 1899 to 1928 and contains her fascinating theatre collection. The cottage grounds include her rose garden, orchard, nuttery, a wonderful display of…
Distance: 9.9 miles away

Rye Castle Museum is the local history museum for Rye. It displays objects from Rye's long history and also introduces you to Rye's illustrious past. It helps you understand why Rye was once one of Britain's leading ports and also why that changed from the sixteenth century…
Distance: 14.3 miles away

This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded in AD 597 by St Augustine. Originally created as a burial place for the Anglo‐Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the cathedral and St Martin's Church.…
Distance: 14.4 miles away