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Ightham MoteIghtham Mote

Mote Road
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 ONT
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Phone: 01732 810378
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Ightham Mote

Outstanding 14th-century moated manor house
  • See the results of the Trust's largest ever conservation project
  • Tudor chapel with hand-painted ceiling
  • Grade I listed dog kennel
  • Lovely gardens with water features, lakeside and woodland walks, in a secluded valley
Set in a Kentish sunken valley, Ightham Mote is a rare example of a moated medieval manor house, dating from 1320 with important later additions and alterations. It was the subject of the Trust's largest conservation project, begun in 1989 and completed in 2004 – an exhibition of which is in the visitor reception. Ightham Mote has many special features, including a Great Hall, Crypt, Tudor Chapel with a hand-painted ceiling and the private apartments of the American donor Charles Henry Robinson. However, one of its most enchanting features has to be the Grade I listed dog kennel, situated in the recently re-cobbled picturesque courtyard. Ightham Mote also offers some lovely gardens and water features with lakeside and woodland walks.



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Admission Prices

Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £10.40 (£9.40), child £5.20 (£4.70), family £26 (£23.50). Groups (£8.85). Winter weekends, 7 Nov–20 Dec: £5.50 (£5), child £2.75 (£2.50)

Events - Family activities and lecture lunches Guided tours
Regular free introductory talks, garden and tower tours Country walks
Three waymarked self-guided walks on surrounding estate – leaflet obtainable from visitor reception. Regular guided walks

Shopping - Plant sales

Dogs - On estate walks only

Cycling - On surrounding bridleways and roads on 223-hectare (550-acre) estate

Parking - Free parking, 200yds

Education - Suitable for school groups. Education room. Hands-on activities. Adult study days

Families & children - Baby-changing and feeding facilities. Front-carrying baby slings and hip-carrying infant seats for loan. Children's quiz/trail. Family activity packs. Family activities

Refreshments - Mote Restaurant (licensed) adjacent to visitor reception. Children's menu. Refreshment kiosk in walled car park open on busy days

Self-catering accommodation - One holiday cottage set within the grounds of this beautiful 14th-century moated manor house. Sleeps 4 people.

Mobility information
Contact in advance.
Parking - Separate parking, 10yds. 90yds to accessible entrance. Drop-off point
Building - Level entrance. Alternative accessible entrance. 3 wheelchairs. Ground floor has steps, uneven floors, ramp available. Many stairs with handrail to other floors. Conservation exhibition at visitor reception accessible

WCs - next to shop by house and at restaurant

Grounds – Partly accessible, grass and loose gravel paths, slopes, some cobbles. Map of accessible route
Shop - Level entrance. Stairs to upper floor

Refreshments - Level entrance. Accessible picnic tables

Visual information - Braille and large-print guide

Audio information - Induction loop in restaurant

(Images property of National Trust www.ntpl.org.uk/index2.pgi)

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