DiCamillo Companion
England

Leith Hill Place

Wotton, near Guildford

Surrey

England

Circa Date: 1600 core w/circa 1760 alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film

Views of the House from 1804 hand-colored engravings

  • House & Family History: Leith Hill was the childhood home Ralph Vaughan-Williams, whose grandparents, Josiah and Caroline Wedgwood, moved here in 1847. Vaughan-Williams's great uncle, Charles Darwin, was a frequent visitor. Leith Hill Place was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1944; the house was opened to the public for the first time in July of 2013.

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • "Emma" (2020 - as the location of the Box Hill picnic).

  • Past Seat / Home of: Josiah Wedgewood III, 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: The National Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction

  • House Open to Public: Yes

    Phone: 01306-712-711

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

    Historic Houses Member: No

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