Smallhythe Place

Smallhythe Place is officially open for the 2025 season! With a range of fantastic event and live shows on offer this year, there's plenty to see and do during your visit | Open Wed - Sun, 11am - 5pm

We're looking for someone to join our team as Property Operations Manager (REF: IRC160274) and Senior Collections & House Officer (REF: IRC160277) | Search the reference numbers on National Trust Jobs to find out more. Applications close for both roles on 23 February 2025.

After 5 long years, the #BeetlewingDress is back on display at Smallhythe Place! See it as part of our ‘Dressing Lady Macbeth’ exhibition, running until 3 Nov. We’re open Wed - Sun, including bank holidays, 11am - 5pm @southeastNT

Update: Due to the worldwide IT outage, we cannot currently take card payments at any National Trust sites. This is likely to have a major impact on our operations today so please bear with us. We can still accept cash payments and process members' cards

We can’t wait for the #FestivalOfArchaeology here at Smallhythe next month! Visit our website to see what’s on

We are excited to be coming along to ⁦@SmallhytheNT⁩ on Monday 3rd 11-3pm for an antiques and jewellery valuation day.. these are some of the gems we have found so far for on our travels for our July auction #miniatures #plimer #diamonds #jewellery

‘Dressing Lady Macbeth’: An Exhibition is now open at Smallhythe Place!

‘Dressing Lady Macbeth’ opens at Smallhythe Place on Sat 25th May!

Our fairy-themed Easter Trail starts today! Come down and see what those mischievous fairies have got up to at Smallhythe Place 🐣 Trails cost £3 and will run until Sun 14 April, 11am-5pm @southeastNT @MyTenterden

Happy #WorldBookDay! In 1968, this room was converted into a library where Ellen Terry's books, originally kept ‘mainly just in piles’ distributed around the house, were all brought together. Today over 3,000 books can be found here. @southeastNT

Join us for a spring adventure with our #EasterTrail inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream 🐣 24 March - 1 April (Wed-Sun, incl. Bank Holiday Mon) 🐰£3 per trail @southeastNT @MyTenterden

We open tomorrow! Whether you're an #EllenTerry enthusiast, a theatre lover, keen to find live theatre this summer, or are just interested in "incredibly rare" Roman finds, come down to #SmallhythePlace and discover what we have to offer in 2024! | Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm @southeastNT

A fantastic and “incredibly rare” Roman find discovered at Smallhythe Place! And the best news? You’ll be able to see it when we open!

Smallhythe Place opens for the 2024 in just one week! Who's planning to visit us? @southeastNT

Just one month to go until Smallhythe Place opens its doors to visitors again on Wednesday 28 February! @southeastNT