Welcome to Glynde Place

Glynde Place, home to the VIIth Viscount and Viscountess Hampden, is a magnificent Elizabethan manor house sitting high on the Sussex Downs, looking out over the weald.

Originally built in 1569, it has been lived in by only three families in over four centuries. Extensive alterations and improvements were carried out in the eighteenth century, including the new stable block, adjacent church and the distinctive wyverns that sit atop the pillars at the far end of the drive.

Inside, the house is a treasure trove of portraits and artefacts, including furniture, silver, china and embroidery collected by the families who have lived there over the centuries.

Today, Glynde Place offers a glimpse of life in a traditional English manor house, from its origins over 400 years ago to the present day. The gardens – from small courtyards to the formal lawns and the swathes of wild flowers through the sculpture garden and wooded copse beyond, are a particular interest of the current Lady Hampden and are a delight to wander in, set against the backdrop of this splendid house and the Downs beyond.