Polesden Lacey
A regency villa on the southern edge of the village, Polesden Lacey has been the site of a house since at least 1336. The current house dates from the 17th century, and was bequeathed by its last owner, the hon. Mrs Greville, a legendary Edwardian hostess, to the National Trust in 1942. When the Greville's purchased the property in 1906, they extensively remodelled the house with the help of Mewes and Davis, architects of the Ritz Hotel. There are large walled and formal gardens, an orchard and croquet lawn, as well as extensive farmland. The property and its 1400 acre estate are open to the public, being one of the National Trust's most visited properties.
The house is also the National Trust's Southern Region head office.
King George VI and his bride spent part of their honeymoon at Polesden Lacey, as guests of Mrs Greville.
The poet and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a previous owner of the property from 1804.
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