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Penshurst Place

United Kingdom Kent Sevenoaks

Penshurst Place
Photo: griffp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England, home of the Sidney family since 1552. Its Barons Hall, built in 1341, has a chestnut-beamed roof 18 m high, and the state rooms hold paintings, tapestries and armour. The 11 acres of walled gardens, laid out in 'garden rooms' since Elizabethan times, are among the oldest in England.


There's an adventure playground, woodland trail and tearoom. It's in a pretty village 5 miles from Tunbridge Wells, and Hever Castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn, is nearby.

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