Groombridge Place is a moated manor house built in the 17th century by architect Philip Packer and his friend Christopher Wren. The gardens also have an illustrious past as John Evelyn the famous horticulturist designed them. In the 2005 film version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Groombridge Place was the Bennets' family home of Longbourn.
Note that the house is not open to the public but the gardens are.
Address:
Groombridge Place Gardens, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9QG Website:www.groombridge.co.uk
