We have always wanted to visit Sissinghurt and this was one of the reasons why we went to Kent. Sissinghurst is one of England's most famous gardens and it was created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West the poet and writer, and her husband, a diplomat and writer Harold Nicolson. The garden has many rooms with the white room being the most well known. Unfortunately we chose the wettest day we have had in our entire trip and so our trip into the actual garden was very limited. We spent time in the tower (where Vida did her writing), the library, listened to a talk about the landgirls during the war, browsed the shop and had lunch in the restaurant before we got a short break in the torrential rain and thunder and lightning strikes.
As we were leaving the rain started to set in again so we were really pleased that we at least managed a short walk.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden/
The story of Vida and Harold is also interesting and currently there is an exhibition set up telling their story. The link gives further information.
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