Monk's House, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Monk's House
Address: Monks House The Street, Sussex Downs AONB, BN7 3HF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1273 474760

#13 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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Monk's House is a 16th-century weatherboarded cottage in the village of Rodmell, three miles south of Lewes, East Sussex, England. The writer Virginia Woolf and her husband, the political activist, journalist and editor Leonard Woolf, bought the house by auction at the White Hart Hotel, Lewes, on 1 July 1919 for 700 pounds, and received there many visitors connected to the Bloomsbury Group, including T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, Roger Fry and Lytton Strachey. The purchase is described in detail in her Diary, vol. 1, pp. 286–8. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°50'15"N, 0°0'55"E

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Monks House The StreetSussex Downs AONB BN7 3HF United Kingdom

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Sussex Downs AONB

Day trips

Monk's House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lewes Castle, Pells Pool, Barbican House, Saltdean Lido.

2.5 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Lewes Castle, Lewes
64 min walk • Lewes Castle stands as a formidable medieval fortress in the historic town of Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom. This Norman castle, which has loomed over the landscape since the 11th century, offers visitors a glimpse into England's past and a panoramic view of the...
2.7 miN
Watersports, Swimming pool, Body of water
Pells Pool, Lewes
70 min walk • Pells Pool is a public outdoor swimming baths or lido in Lewes, East Sussex, England. The original structure was built in 1860 making it the oldest freshwater outdoor public swimming baths in the United Kingdom that is still operating.
2.5 miN
Museum, History museum
Barbican House, Lewes
63 min walk • Barbican House is a sixteenth century house next to Lewes Castle. It is now used as a museum, and is the headquarters of the Sussex Archaeological Society. The house is a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Saltdean Lido, Brighton
90 min walk • Saltdean Lido, a shimmering jewel in the coastal city of Brighton, United Kingdom, stands as a testament to the golden era of British seaside recreation. This iconic outdoor swimming pool, a Grade II* listed building, is a cherished sport venue that has been making a...
2.2 miN
Park, Historical place, Scenic walking areas
Lewes Priory, Lewes
55 min walk • Lewes Priory is a part-demolished medieval Cluniac priory in Lewes, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. The ruins have been designated a Grade I listed building.
2.4 miN
Park
Railway Land, Lewes
60 min walk • Railway Land, Lewes is a 10.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lewes in East Sussex. It is owned by Lewes District Council and managed by the council and the Railway Land Wildlife Trust.
3.5 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Theater, Concerts and shows
Glyndebourne, Sussex Downs AONB
90 min walk • Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
2.2 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Anne of Cleves House, Lewes
57 min walk • Anne of Cleves House is a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house located in East Sussex, England. It formed part of Queen Anne's annulment settlement from King Henry VIII in 1541, although she never visited the property.
2.2 miNW
Architecture, Church
St Pancras Church, Lewes
56 min walk • St Pancras Church is the parish church of Kingston near Lewes in East Sussex, England. The church building was built in the 13th century and is protected as a Grade II* listed building.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Mount Caburn, Sussex Downs AONB
59 min walk • Mount Caburn is a 480-foot prominent landmark in East Sussex, England, about one mile east of Lewes overlooking the village of Glynde.
3 miNE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Glynde Place, Sussex Downs AONB
77 min walk • Glynde Place is an Elizabethan Manor House at Glynde in East Sussex, England. Situated in the South Downs National Park, it is the family home of the Viscounts Hampden, whose forebears built the house in 1569. It is a Grade I listed building.