#ightham mote

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Ightham Mote Outstanding 14th-century moated manor house, gardens by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Nestled at the bottom of a path sits a picture-perfect, 14th-century timber-framed manor house, on its own little island surrounded by water. Built nearly 700 years ago, this house has seen many changes and been owned by medieval knights, courtiers to Henry VIII and high-society Victorians. The gardens are as equally diverse as the house - a formal lawn, flower borders, secret glades and a sweetly scented cuttings garden. And then there are walks and views taking in lakes, an orchard, ancient bluebell woodland and Kentish farmland.

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I Capture The Castle

Ightham Mote, Kent on 31st May, 2023. An artist I know commented that I looked like “Cassandra Mortmain grown up”. Cassandra is the heroine of Dodie Smith’s wonderful book I Capture The Castle (1948), about sexual awakening, the romance of place, financial hardship and the lessons of young adulthood – and being told that I embody a fictional character even for a moment is the best compliment an…

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The Small Things Spreading Joy in March

If you think you might have missed some of my #TheSmallThings #SpreadingJoy posts during March, all the photos are now up on my blog:

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National Trust - Ightham Mote, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Cat Miller

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late afternoon light at ightham mote

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Ightham Mote

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ightham mote, kent

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October 11, 2024

We spent a delightful day touring Ightham Mote, a NationalTrust medieval moated manor house built in 1320.

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Sussex & Kent (2) (3) (4) by d0gwalker

Via Flickr:

(1) A pumpkin and a butternut squash growing in the vegetable garden of the National Trust house Ightham Mote in Kent, England. (2) Sweetcorn growing in the vegetable garden at Ightham Mote. (3) Inner courtyard of the half-timbered 14th century moated manor house, Ightham Mote. (4) Purple Japanese anemone in the garden of the National Trust house, Ightham Mote.    

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Ightham Mote, Kent, England

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Beautiful Flora @ Ightham Mote NT Kent.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Beautiful spring colours stunning purple Aliums in NT garden on a Sunday visit,,,

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I Capture The Castle

Martin Hübscher Photography © 31 May, 2023        

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The Small Things Spreading Joy in February

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Ightham Mote. x

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Inside Ightham Mote - Mark Hagger