Vita at home: Knole and Sissinghurst - A talk with Robert Sackville-West

National Trust

• 8 May 2024
• 12:30 – 14:00
• See organiser for pricing
• Ages 1 – 2 years

Description

Sorry, this event is now fully booked.

Robert Sackville-West will give a talk on Vita Sackville-West and 'a sense of place', guiding us through Vita's life at her various homes, including Knole, Long Barn and Sissinghurst.

An obsession with her ancestry and with Knole came to dominate her life and art. These were immortalised in Orlando, the novel written by Vita’s lover Virginia Woolf to console her for her disinheritance. Two years after her father’s death, Vita left Knole for good, moving to Sissinghurst, where she and her husband Harold Nicolson transformed a castle ruin and tumbledown farm into the garden it is today.

A glass of prosecco (or soft drink) will be available on arrival from 12.30pm with the talk starting promptly at 1pm. There will also be time available at the end to ask Robert any questions.

Why not visit the showrooms before or after the talk, where you can discover more about Vita's life at Knole through art installations and items from the collections at Knole and Sissinghurst?

Call 0344 249 1895

Not suitable for children.

Please meet in the Hayloft in the Conservation Studio.

The Hayloft is wheelchair accessible. Please call us on 01732 462100 to discuss your access needs.

Knole

Lord Sackville’s private garden at Knole is a beautiful space, featuring sprawling lawns, a walled garden, an untamed wilderness area and a medieval orchard.

Discover the story of Vita Sackville-West’s life at Knole.

Hidden above the showrooms lie Knole's attics. Join a behind the scenes tour to explore these spaces and see a different side to Knole.

Make new friends and chat while your little ones play at Knole Fawns parent and toddler group.

Location

• Knole Road
• Sevenoaks
• Kent
• TN13

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