🏠 Goodnestone Park

United Kingdom · Europe · 51.24°N, 1.23°E

Goodnestone Park is a stately home and gardens in the southern part of the village of Goodnestone, Dover, Kent. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from Canterbury. The Palladian house was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet. His great-granddaughter Elizabeth married Jane Austen's brother, and Austen visited them on the estate regularly. Goodnestone House is a Grade II* listed building, enlisted on 13 October 1952. The 15 acres (6.1 ha) gardens are considered to be amongst the finest in southeastern England. Previously the seat of the Bridges Baronets, it is now owned by their heirs, the Barons FitzWalter.

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Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	51.24°N, 1.23°E · view on map

Goodnestone Park is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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