Monk's House  BN7 3HF
Free for NT Members
Open: Seasonal - See website (MUST pre-book)
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About:
Nestled in the heart of rural Sussex, Monk’s House is a tranquil 17th-century weatherboarded cottage inhabited by Leonard and the novelist Virginia Woolf from 1919 until Leonard's death in 1969.

Get to know Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the wider Bloomsbury Group by visiting Monk's House. Full of their favourite things, the house appears as if they just stepped out for a walk.

The Woolfs bought Monk's House for the 'shape and fertility and wildness of the garden'. Today, the lovely cottage garden contains a mix of flowers, vegetables, orchards, lawns and ponds.

Whilst most famously known as the house of author Virginia Woolf, and her husband Leonard, over its 400-year history Monk’s House has been home to several interesting characters. Nestled in the Sussex village of Rodmell, surrounded by the South Downs, it has been a fixture in the history of the village and the lives and trades of many that lived there over the centuries.

Originally built in the 17th-century in the village of Rodmell, East Sussex, it is likely that Monk’s House was constructed at the request of a John Chambers as an outbuilding for his manor hall. According to a vernacular building survey conducted in 2018, the original two-storey, timber frame house followed a ‘three-cell’ structure comprising a hall, two parlours and two chamber rooms.

Sold to a locally respected carpenter by the name of John Clear (or Cleere) in 1707, the house, now known as ‘Clere’s House’, remained with the Cleere family for almost 90 years. During this time, the house underwent significant structural change. Partitions and divisions were removed to make room for the busy household. After a succession of family deaths, Cleere’s House found itself once again up for sale in 1796.

Dog Friendly:
Dogs allowed in garden on lead. No dog bins

Entry Charge:
See website - all visitors must pre-book

Parking:
Parking: Car parking on location
Located 100 yards further on from the property on right hand side of The Street (the main thoroughfare through Rodmell). Space for 28 cars. 1 disabled space and bicycle parking. Height restriction barrier of 6ft 6 or 198cm. Motorhomes and caravan owners will need to find space elsewhere in village, though roads are narrow and need to be passable by tractors.

Facilities:
Book Shop
Shop

Notes:
Steps and uneven paths. Two helpers required for lifting wheelchairs into house.
Visitor toilet is small outdoor privy.

Contact:
Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex,BN7 3HF
Tel: 01273474760
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Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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