COBHAM HALL
Tel: (01474) 823371 Fax: (01474) 822995 www.cobhamhall.com
"One of the largest, finest and most important houses in Kent". Cobham Hall is an outstandingly beautiful red brick mansion dating from 1584. The Hall is set in 150 acres of parkland situation within easy reach of the A2/M2, M25 and M20. Many English monarchs have enjoyed the splendour of Cobham Hall. Charles Dickens regularly walked through the grounds from his house in Higham to the Leather Bottle pub in Cobham village. In 1883 the Honourable Ivo Bligh, later the 8th Earl of Darnley, led the victorious English cricket team against Australia and brought home "The Ashes" to Cobham Hall. The gardens, landscaped for the 4th Earl of Darnley by Humphry Repton, are being restored by the Cobham Hall Heritage Trust. Extensive tree planting and clearing have taken place since the hurricane of 1987. The Gothic Dairy, the Pump House and some of the classical garden buildings are also being renovated for all our visitors to enjoy. The grounds yield many delights for the lover of nature, especially in Spring, when the gardens and woods are resplendent with daffodils, narcissi and a myriad of rare bulbs. Cobham Hall is now an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years.