Private manor house Kent

[carom]

As a child many years ago I had lunch with my parents here. With the proliferation  of such houses for grand wedding receptions I would love to find it. I roughly know the region of Kent would be Ashford. Have looked at a few of these sites so far but no luck.Iknow it is a longshot is it worth carrying on ?

[bearkat]

It's going to be difficult to pin this one down with so little to go.  There were many large houses in the area.

Kempton Manor in nearby Hothfield springs to mind.
https://whatpub.com/pubs/ASH/3977/hop-pickers-hothfield

There is also the much grander Eastwell Manor
https://www.champneys.com/hotels/eastwell-manor.html

[hanes teulu]

Was it a manor on a really grand scale eg Godinton, west of Ashford? Appears to have been in private hands until the nineties?

[carom]

To me manor house is a feudal family home on a large scale where local dweller   worked on the land in return for pay. The house owner would usually be a wealthy businessman with    interests in London. Probably makes it far grander than the house we went to which was probably built for a solicitor originally. I remember it had a long drive .It may well have not survived the construction of the Channel Tunnel or may be pro   tested by the current owner.
If I find what I think may be it I will tell you if it is still there.

[bearkat]

Many of the Kent manor houses are old, e.g.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147325379#/?channel=RES_BUY

some have been rebuilt whilst others have fallen into disrepair and demolished.

A better idea of the location would help.

[carom]

It would and if it the had address book still.existed I would have the answer. It stayed in my brain though and featured last night!

[bearkat]

Searching for properties for sale might be useful

https://www.uklandandfarms.co.uk/rural-property-for-sale/south-east/kent/48569_cks240393/

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/3155941/

https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/4893555/591739583/document-0.pdf

[carom]

Thanks for that. Savills have a lot for sale or recently sold but , no sign of it. a friend sends me past copies of Country Life occasionally so I may come across it sometime

[bearkat]

It's also worth searching Google images