Fodor's Expert Review Anne of Cleves House

Lewes Historic Home

This 16th-century house, a fragile-looking, timber-frame building, was part of Anne of Cleves's divorce settlement from Henry VIII—although she never lived in it. Today, it offers a fascinating slice of high-class Tudor life, with well-preserved interiors including a kitchen, parlor, and a large bedroom divided into a Great Chamber with an antique four-poster bed and a smaller Hall Chamber. There's also the main hall (now the reception area and shop), a charming little Tudor garden, gallery spaces displaying collections of Sussex ironwork and pottery, and a room full of medieval dress-up clothes for kids. To get to the house from Lewes Castle and the High Street, walk down the steep, cobbled Keere Street past lovely Grange Gardens, then hang a right onto Southover High Street.

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Quick Facts

52 Southover High St.
Lewes, East Sussex  BN7 1JA, England

01273-474610

www.sussexpast.co.uk/anne-of-cleves

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: £6; combined ticket with Lewes Castle £13.50, Closed Mon. and Nov.–mid-Feb.

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