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Open Easter to end-August, Bank Holiday Sundays & Mondays only 2-5pm. Wednesdays, May to August 2-5pm. Victorian and Edwardian exhibition and country bygones.
Disabled access to ground floor, garden and toilets; teas; not really suitable for wheelchairs as there are stairs; duration of visit: 1½ hr. PLEASE NOTE - NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE.
Dating from the early 14th century and owned successively by three families ‑ the Knyvetts, Lynnes and Caprons - Southwick Hall illustrates the development of a manor house and still remains a family home. Sir John Knyvett, Lord Chancellor to Edward III, his father and grandfather built the medieval house of which two stair turrets and adjoining rooms remain. Between 1571 and 1580 his descendant, George Lynn, who was a bannerol‑bearer at the funeral of Mary Queen of Scots, rebuilt the South wing on the foundations of the medieval hall in about 1750 another George Lynne added a small wing to the West and altered some of the interior, decorating it in Georgian style. In the 19th century, George Capron (great, great grandfather of the present owner) rebuilt the East wing and the stable block.
11 rooms in the main house are
- Type:
- Landmark