Kent & Surrey Group visit to Titsey Estate

Wednesday 8 July 2.30pm

Join the SPAB Kent & Surrey Group for a visit to Titsey Place and Gardens, including a tour of the house and gardens, a discussion of the recent conservation works to the historic dovecote, and afternoon tea in the tearoom (included). 

Titsey Place has developed over centuries from Tudor origins. The present main building dates from 1775, with remodelling in the 1920s. The striking gardens offer distant views, and the walled kitchen garden (restored 1996) is a remarkable survival of Victorian horticultural techniques. The grounds also include a 19th-century dovecote that had fallen into disrepair and has recently been carefully conserved.

We will meet by the Walled Garden at 2.30pm to explore the gardens. The house tour begins at 3.30pm. Following this, we will inspect the conservation works to the dovecote with Guy Innes of the Titsey Foundation, with opportunity for questions and discussion.

The tearoom opens at noon for those who wish to have lunch before the visit. Tea is included at 5pm in the tearoom.

You will need

Please wear comfortable clothing and sturdy footwear. There will be walking and standing during the visit, including a ten-minute walk from the entrance to the house.

How to get there

Titsey Place and Gardens
Titsey Estate
Water Lane, Oxted RH8 0SA

Full travel information will be sent with booking confirmation.

Accessibility

The tour covers two floors with no lift.
There are steps between some rooms.
There is walking and standing between rooms in the house.
There is a ten-minute walk from the entrance to the house.
Toilet facilities are available near the entrance but not in the house.

Anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.

Photos and filming: We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion, including in print and online. Participants may take photos and short videos for personal use, with permission of the course leader and all other participants in frame. If you want to post on social media, please message SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for permission. If your material is good, we might ask to share it with our followers.

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Photo credit: Titsey Estate Dovecote © Hazel Morris