Three 400-year-old letters - including a shopping list - have been uncovered in a rare discovery under floorboards of an historic mansion. The amazing hidden treasures, dating from 1603, 1622 and 1633 ...

A previously unknown chapter in the history of the family behind one of the great stately homes in England has been revealed. The current Lord Sackville, Robert Sackville-West, discovered his ...

Knole House in Sevenoaks, Kent, is to receive £7.75m for repairs and conservation from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The National Trust has run up some big bills while looking after Henry the Eighth's ...

Knole, near Sevenoaks, has won the Sandford Award which can be applied for every five years. The National Trust house which is visited by about 3,000 children each year, previously won the award in ...

A new £20 million conservation studio - the largest in the National Trust’s history - has opened its doors at Knole near Sevenoaks to restore and conserve historic treasures. The studio, which has ...

Knole House in Sevenoaks, Kent, is to receive £7.75m for repairs and conservation from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Knole House used to be a hunting lodge for Henry VIII. Credit: Philip Toscano/PA ...

One of the county's popular stately homes is set to reopen its doors to visitors. The National Trust will reopen Knole House in Sevenoaks as part of a phased reopening of its 200 houses across the ...

A NEW £20 million conservation studio has opened at one of the country's largest and most famous stately homes, securing the future of hundreds of historical and important artefacts for the nation.

Sackvilles, Dorsets and Sackville-Wests (the twisting line of Knole's descent is complex and obscure) have been inhabiting this picturesque Kentish "calendar" house (it is said to have 365 rooms and ...