Tourist attractions Penshurst

Begun in 1456 by Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, this grand house surrounded by a vast park became the property of the Sackville s. With its seven courtyards (one for each day of the week), 52 staircase (weeks of the year) and 365 rooms ..

Built from stone and wood in 1340, Ightham is the most perfect example of a manor with moats remaining in England. It probably has its isolated location to thank for being so well preserved. Stillness and serenity reign in the interior courtyard. Bey..

This manor protected by its moats, drawbridge and rectangular guardroom, hidden away on an idyllic site. It was associated to the romantic link between Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, was acquired in 1903 by US millionaire William Waldorf Astor , who re..

The arcades of these houses make for a picturesque walk. The Bath Pavilion (1804) has a ferruginous source. The Corn Exchange (1802), which was formerly a theatre, has doric columns and on its roof, Ceres, goddess of the harvest. The music galle..

This is not really a park, but a neo-classical new town built by Decimus Burton. Inspired by Bath , it is homogeneous but not uniform, exuberant in size but simple in style; go to Calverley Park Crescent to enjoy the view.

The Elizabethan poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586) occupied this manor (1346) that was enlarged in the Tudor, James I and neo-gothic styles. The interior is a similar mixture of styles. A fine Toy Museum contains 19C dolls, rocking horses, puppets an..

The castle was rebuilt in 1805 by William Atkinson, architect of Scone Palace, from an earlier house. Te works were reunited by Denys Eyre Bower , perhaps the most remarkable English eccentric since William Beckford. The collection includes a nude o..

At the end of the Pantiles, this is a lesson in modesty and adaptation. Built in 1678, the church was changed into a square shape in 1696, with the interior remodelled by Henry Doogood, Wren's plasterer.

Residence of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), this restored Tudor house is decorated with his works, including many paintings. It reflects the calm this great man of state lived in. The garden walls were partly built by Churchill himself and ther..

Just before Wych Cross, three reconstructed barns with thatched roofs house the Ashdown Forest Centre, which gives an overview of the region's natural history. The heart of the Weald located on a vast sandy plateau is made up of heaths, pine groves a..

Scotney Castle Garden was laid out in the 19C to form a picturesque landscaped composition. From a bastion near the Victorian stone mansion there is a splendid view of the steep valley sides, luxuriant trees and shrubs, the moated ruin of a medieval ..