Sussex Group visit to Firle Place

Event details

Sussex Group visit to Firle Place
Friday 24 October, 10am – 1pm

The SPAB Sussex Group invites you to Firle Place for an exclusive guided visit. Alan Soutar, Clerk of Works, will lead us around this extensive historic estate, highlighting major conservation work completed over the last three years and outlining future projects.

Our visit will include the main manor house, where external and internal repairs have recently been carried out, as well as the Riding School (now an events venue) and several garden buildings, including possibly the Ravilious greenhouse.

The tour will conclude with a buffet lunch in the estate tearoom, offering the chance to continue discussions in a relaxed setting.

You will need

Please wear suitable footwear and clothing.

How to get there

Firle Place is signposted from the A27, between Lewes and Eastbourne. Please note that satnav may misdirect you. Follow signs to Firle Place, turn left at the crossroads to the main gate, and proceed along the drive. Parking is on the right once you pass the house (What3Words: formally.enthused.picked). We will meet at the front of the building.

Accessibility

The tour will involve some walking and standing.

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: By Firle Place, Firle, East Sussex by Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.