A Historic Country House With Famed English Gardens is On The Market For the First Time in 50 Years
Built in 1896, Munstead Wood was the private home of horticulturalist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, who lived at Munstead Wood for over 35 years until her death in 1932.
The country estate is the first of the major collaborations between Jekyll and prolific architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, and their combined style created the new form of the English garden.
Set in the Surrey AONB, Munstead Wood features 7446 square feet of Arts-and-Crafts interiors and is considered one of Lutyen’s “most important country houses”.
The current owners who have lived at the property for 50 years have restored the 11.2 acres of gardens to their original Gertrude Jekyll designs.
Both the internationally acclaimed gardens and the 7 bedroom country house are Grade I listed.
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