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Discover Belmont, a beautiful Georgian house with award-winning gardens, filled with fascinating family mementos and treasures from their travels.

Enjoy workshops and seasonal events throughout the year. Near Faversham, Kent. The beautiful Georgian house of Belmont, amid its parkland, commands stunning views of the rolling Kent countryside and is a completely unspoilt and distinctive example of the work of the architect Samuel Wyatt. In 1801, the house was bought at public auction by General George Harris (later Lord Harris) who had defeated

the Tipu, Sultan of Mysore in 1799 at the battle of Seringapatam. The acquisition was made with prize money from his successful military career. Belmont contains fabulous mementos of the family's history and travels - paintings, furniture, Indian silverware and perhaps the finest private clock collection in the country. The Gardens at Belmont are full of interest throughout every season. The Kitchen Garden was originally designed by Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd and has beautiful Victorian Greenhouses as well as hop arbours, fruit arches, an ornamental pond, and a semi-circle hedge of Pyrus Chanticleer. The Walled Garden to the rear of the stable yard is an intimate enclosed garden with long borders containing an abundance of annuals and perennials. The garden opens out onto sweeping views of the parkland in front of the House

We sell plants and seasonal produce from the Kitchen Garden. The Gardens are open all year round from 10am to 6pm (or dusk if earlier).

16/06/2026

Lavender season is in full swing 💜

15/06/2026

Enjoy a summer evening of open-air theatre at Belmont – there’s still time to book your tickets 🎭

Join us on Friday 10th July as Changeling Theatre present Shakespeare’s much loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Expect glitz, glamour and scandal in Messina – from decadent costume balls to mischievous gossip, where love is a battlefield and reputations are always at stake.

Book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/4vIup8e

14/06/2026

Discover the rich history of Belmont House on a guided tour with one of our expert guides.

Tours available today at 11am & 1.30pm

We still have availability on our House Tours, but spaces on the 1.30pm tour are limited, so be sure to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Book your tickets online here 👉 https://bit.ly/3K0FgCr

13/06/2026

Family Fun 🦊 🐌 🦉

Come along to Belmont and take part in our willow trail, we have 15 willow animals hiding in the gardens - how many can you find?

Pick up your trail map from the welcome point on arrival and set off on your adventure.

12/06/2026

The gardens are looking beautiful in the summer sunshine – there's no better time to visit Belmont 🪷

Gardens open Thursday to Sunday.

10/06/2026

A hidden gem 💎

📷 Visit Swale

09/06/2026

There's still time to book your place on our Mindful Stitching Textile Workshop with textile artist Ellen Bartin on Wednesday 17th June.

During this hands-on workshop, you'll create your own beautiful mounted textile landscape using fabric, thread and decorative embellishments.

With step-by-step guidance from Ellen, you'll layer fabrics, hand stitch your design and add carefully chosen haberdashery to bring depth, texture and colour to your finished piece.

Book your place today https://bit.ly/3Q87PGU

08/06/2026

Lady Dorothy’s Bedroom, also known as The Blue Room

This was the late Lady Harris’s bedroom but was known as the Blue Bedroom from a letter written by the 1st Lord Harris, describing it as such when he first visited the house. One of two identical bedrooms looking out over the East Park, designed as the two principal bedrooms of the House.

Originally the view from the bedroom took in the Swale, the east of Sheppey, and across the Thames estuary to Essex. The single large tree – a Thuja Occidentalis, Eastern White Cedar – was planted at least 150 years ago and can be walked around under the branches.

The fireplace is original, as designed by Samuel Wyatt as is the characteristic apsidal alcove between the windows fitted with a marble topped double washstand. The Minton wash jugs and bowls are 19th century and are part of a set made for the Harrises and printed with their initial. In the fitted case to the right of the fireplace is a collection of engraved gilt brass clocks from the mid-19th century by Thomas Cole, given to the 5th Lady Harris by her husband.

The room is set to reflect its use by Lady Dorothy. At the end of her life she was largely bed bound and she and her husband would have supper served here at a small table. The dressing table is set as it was in her lifetime.

07/06/2026

The sweet peas are in bloom and filling the kitchen garden with their vibrant colours and heavenly scent 💕

06/06/2026

We love dogs here at Belmont! Bring along your four-legged friend for a walk next time you visit. Well-behaved dogs on leads are more than welcome in the gardens 🐾

Gardens open Thursday to Sunday, from 10am.

Address

Belmont Park, Throwley
Faversham
ME130HH

Telephone

+441795890202

Website

http://www.belmont-house.org/

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