Anne of Cleves House is a 15th century timber framed Wealden hall-house, given to Anne as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII, holds displays of period furnishings, Lewes history, Tom Paine, Bonfire and the Wealden iron industry. Enclosed ...
Having started in the house, the Askews began improving the garden. Luckily they inherited two lovely species of trees, Ginkgo Biloba and Swamp Cypress which stand in front of the house. The garden was created as a series of 'rooms' with yew hedge...
Charleston was the home and country meeting place for the writers, painters and intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. The interior was painted by the artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, and together with their collection forms a unique exam...
Firle Place, set in an ancient park, has been the home of the Gage family for over 500 years. The estate is now owned by the 7th Viscount Gage. Firle Place is a large house which still retains the approximate shape of Sir John Gage's original Tudor b...
Glynde Place, home to the VIth Viscount and Viscountess Hampden, is a magnificent Elizabethan manor house sitting high on the Sussex Downs, looking out over the weald. Originally built in 1569, it has been lived in by only three families in over ...
This new reserve, acquired in 2005, forms a large part of the Lewes Brooks Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A lowland wet grassland site, the reserve now supports several breeding pairs of lapwings (five in 2007) and good numbers of winter...
This imposing Norman castle, offers magnificent views across the town of Lewes and surrounding downland. The adjacent Barbican House holds an extensive collection of local history and archaeological artefacts....
Country retreat of the novelist Virginia Woolf. This small weather-boarded house was the home of Leonard and Virginia Woolf until Leonard's death in 1969. The rooms reflect the life and times of the literary circle in which they moved. The garden wri...
The 18th century garden, restored after years of neglect, has been beautifully landscaped to incorporate different aspects of herb planting such as colour, scent and foliage and a parterre garden. This enables visitors to see how versatile herbs can ...
Anne of Cleves House
