Groombridge Place is a moated Manor house in the village of Groombridge near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Once a historical house, Groombridge Place has become a tourist attraction, noted for its formal gardens, vineyards and a bird of prey sanctuary.
There have been manor houses on the site of the present Groombridge for centuries. The earliest mention of one of these is from 1239, when the Lordship of Groomsbridge was granted to William Russ...
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Groombridge Place is a moated Manor house in the village of Groombridge near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Once a historical house, Groombridge Place has become a tourist attraction, noted for its formal gardens, vineyards and a bird of prey sanctuary.
There have been manor houses on the site of the present Groombridge for centuries. The earliest mention of one of these is from 1239, when the Lordship of Groomsbridge was granted to William Russell. William and his wife Haweis built a small moated castle at Groombridge, and, later that year, were granted a charter by Henry III of England to build a chantry. When William died in 1261, lordship was granted to Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, heir of the influential Kentish family, the de Cobhams.
By the mid 14th century, the lands were held by Sir John de Clinton, whose grandson, Lord Clinton and Saye, sold Groomsbridge to Thomas Waller of Lamberhurst c.1400. Here, his descendant Sir Richard Waller detained Charles, Duke of Orleans,...
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