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Signposted off Tudeley Road, this Grade I listed historic Jacobean mansion was from the early years of the seventeenth century the South Frith Manor House. The manorial domain included what is now Tunbridge Wells, the eastern part of Southborough and present day High Brooms. From the seventeenth century, the house and its estate were closely linked to the development of Tunbridge Wells and the neighbouring area.
The mansion house was once the second largest house in Kent after Knole. In the late seventeeth century it boasted fifty five fire places. Today, the attractive Long Gallery - the second longest in the county -gives fine views onto the garden and the pavilion designed by Sir Hugh Casson. The finely decorated ceilings and panelling are particularly notable.
Set in one hundred and fifty acres of garden and parkland, this venue is a registered Historic Park and Garden, therefore of national importance. A section of the Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk is signposted from the house towards All Saints Church in Tudeley Church, following a route through the historic estate.
Parking including disabled adjacent; very limited disabled access as the building is on multiple levels, toilets (not disabled)
Sunday 1400-1700
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