Knole House.....

A beautiful sunny day which had to be taken advantage of! The chance to be out in the open while the opportunity remains this holiday.

Knole House was fantastic! Really don't know why we hadn't visited before...but we finally have National Trust membership so no excuse....

The guide says it was built for show and to impress. It does! And it also once belonged to the Sackville family and some of the current generation still live here in their own private apartments. ( Sissinghurst, another property which has association with the family, is my favourite NT house visited so far.)

The view of the house from the tower was well worth negotiating the very narrow stone spiral staircase...not something I like at all. 

LOTS of deer mixing with the crowds today. Really tame!