Knole House

Description

Knole is an English country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust. It is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of 4 acres (16,000 m2; 170,000 sq ft).

The current house dates back to the mid-15th century, with major additions in the 16th and, particularly, the early 17th centuries. Its Grade I listing reflects its mix of late-medieval to Stuart structures and particularly its central façade and state rooms. In 2019, an extensive conservation project, "Inspired by Knole", was completed to restore and develop the structures of the buildings and thus help to conserve its important collections. The surrounding deer park has also survived with varying degrees of management in the 400 years since 1600.

Text adapted from “Knole” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Knole House ranks #820 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #71 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,917 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is London, 35 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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