🇬🇧 Penshurst Place: Step Into a Tudor Film Set! 🎬🏰
📍 Location: Penshurst, TN11 8DG (1hr from London) 🚗 Transport: Drive or train to Tonbridge + taxi Why It’s MAGICAL: • Real-life Wolf Hall set – Walk where Damian Lewis stood! • Lived-in history – The Sidney family still dines in the Great Hall 👑 • Secret priest holes – Hidden from Henry VIII’s spies 🎥 Famous Scenes Filmed Here: 📺 The Tudors – Henry VIII’s court drama 📺 Merlin – Camelot’s gardens 📺 Victoria – Young queen’s summer escape 🌺 Garden Highlights: • Peony borders – Instagram pink explosions (May-June) • Tudor vegetable patch – Heirloom carrots & cabbages • Orangery café – Elderflower cake recipes from 1603 💰 Price: £16 (Gardens + house) 📸 Instagram Moments: • Tudor long gallery – #PortraitMode • Topiary chess set – #AliceInWonderlandVibes ⏳ Pro Tips: ✔️ Wednesdays – Historical reenactors in costume ✔️ Combine with Hever – Double castle day! ✔️ Ask about – The ghost of poet Philip Sidney #PenshurstPlace #TudorHistory #FilmLocations #LondonEscapes #CountrysideDayTrip #HistoricHomes #GardenLovers #ExploreKent #WeekendAdventure #BritishHeritage #TimeTravel #MustVisit #HiddenGem #CastleHopping