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Ightham Mote, is a magnificent 700-year-old medieval moated manor house set in the beautiful Kent Countryside.
I had a fantastic trip to Ightham Mote, videoing the medieval manor house and surrounding grounds, and got some superb footage too. I have spent 8 hours editing and producing this video, this is a very different style of video for me to record and produce as I generally shy away from historic buildings due to the masses that visit them. This said, with the mix of walking around the gardens, relaxing in a shelter for 30 minutes staring at the lake, and listening to the rain made this was a wonderful few hours out and about.
About Ightham Mote
Hidden away in a secluded Kent valley, is this perfectly preserved medieval moated manor house. Emerging from the natural landscape almost 700 years ago, Ightham Mote is built from Kentish ragstone and great Wealden oaks. In the tranquil gardens, there are streams and lakes fed by natural springs, an orchard, flower borders, and a cutting garden. The wider 580-acre estate offers walks with secret glades and countryside views.
Originally dating to around 1320, the building is important because it has most of its original features; successive owners effected relatively few changes to the main structure,
The house has more than 70 rooms, all arranged around a central courtyard, and is surrounded by a square mote. Access to the house is via three bridges.
The Last Private Owner
The last private owner of Ightham Mote was an American businessman, Charles Henry Robinson, who revived the fortunes of the house when he bought it in 1953.
Robinson ran a profitable stationary company in Portland, Maine, but he stayed at Ightham during the summer months over the next three decades.
Charles Henry Robinson died in 1985, aged 93, and his ashes are interred at Ightham outside the crypt. He had decided in 1965 to bequeath the house and contents to the National Trust, stating that ‘a house like the Mote belongs to the ages.
One does not possess it, rather the opposite: one acts as a temporary protector or guardian.’
'I have no great sense of possession, but of obligation,' he said in 1958. 'I am merely a temporary custodian.'
This Great Hall is still roofed by the original 14th-century timbers, soaring 37 -feet high.
To visit the house, garden, and Estate (1 March - 31 Oct) as a non-member costs £16 for an adult, £17.50 gift aid. Also, parking costs £3 for the full day. Check out the link below for full prices and membership plans.
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