Northiam Travel Guide

 Mariajoy Says:  The oldest surviving part of this beautiful house at Northiam dates from the 15th century. Other sections of it, have been taken from other places and other houses and added to it over the years. Most of the major additions and changes were made in the early 1900's by the... 

 Mariajoy Says:  The gardens have been created by Lloyd with a deliberately haphazard design, with mixtures colours and foliage, flowers, fruit trees, hedges, vegetables herbs and wildflowers spreading far over the several hundred acres of meadows and farm land surrounding the house. There... 

 Mariajoy Says:  Just to the right of the entrance near the meadow garden is the Horse Pond. It's covered in pink and white water lillies and there are huge fish plip plopping on the surface and are very easy to see (but not so easy to photograph! ).It looks deep and there's nothing to stop... 

 Mariajoy Says:  The Hovel is an old cow shed and it is possible to walk through it to the exotic garden which was planted on the cattle yard. There are swallows nesting in the rafters above in the summertime. 

 Mariajoy Says:  The kitchen garden located in the "High Garden" area of the grounds still grows an abundance of fruit trees and berries. Of course when the house was occupied with a large family, in the early 1900s, they would have been largely self-sufficient when it came to fruit and veg... 

 Mariajoy Says:  No visitor to these fabulous gardens can fail to miss - or be impressed by - the planting of the Long Border. It has been designed to be in flower from mid June to mid August and is just stunning. 

 Mariajoy Says:  This is one of the most beautiful areas of the garden - although all of them are lovely in their own way. This one is paved and also has a pond which has no fish in it, I suppose to encourage newts and other water loving creepy crawlies. During the First World War this area,... 

 Mariajoy Says:  Just behind the gift shop is a small meadow with a few friendly sheep. They came running as we approached the gate so make sure you have a bit of grass for them. When you sit in the tea-machine/giftshop garden you can hear them bleating so you'll know where they are! 

 Mariajoy Says:  It is possible to visit the garden nursery without buying a ticket to the house and garden. There are masses of plants available at very reasonable prices.They are open April-Oct Daily (inc Sundays) 9.00-12.30 and 1.30-5.00Oct-April Weekdays 9.00-12.30 and 1.30-5.30... 

 Mariajoy Says:  Through the archway in the high Ilex hedges the visitor can see the Barn and Sunk gardens. (This really isn't very interesting is it? :))Oh this bit might hold a modicum of interest to you.. the paving slabs you see in the foreground were taken from the London streets when... 

 Mariajoy Says:  Kent for many years was the hop growing region of the UK, and up until 1939 the hops from the surrounding hop gardens were dried here in this three kilned Oast House which dates from 1890. I am not entirely sure of the "hops to beer" processes so can't really give more...