Kent & Surrey Group visit to Goddards

Tuesday 9 June 2.30pm

Join us for a rare opportunity to visit Goddards, Abinger Hammer, Sir Edwin Lutyens’ remarkable Arts and Crafts house with gardens laid out by Gertrude Jekyll.

Designed in 1898 for Frederick and Jessie Mirrielees, Goddards is an important early work by Lutyens and a key example of the Arts and Crafts movement in Surrey. The house demonstrates Lutyens’ skill in combining traditional materials and craftsmanship with inventive planning, including its extraordinary two-lane bowling alley – a striking and highly unusual survival.

The gardens, laid out by Gertrude Jekyll, complement the architecture with carefully structured planting and strong seasonal colour, reflecting the close working relationship between architect and designer that defined this period.

This is a rare opportunity to explore a masterpiece that is seldom open to the public. There will be time to look around the house and gardens and to ask questions during the visit.

Tea will be served following the tour.

You will need

Please wear comfortable clothing and suitable footwear. Parts of the visit will be outdoors in the gardens.

How to get there

Goddards
Abinger Lane
Abinger Common
Dorking RH5 6JH

Accessibility

There are uneven and slippery surfaces around the house and gardens.

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: Goddards CC-BY-SA Chris Thomas-Atkin via Wikimedia Commons