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A beautiful Jacobean house with medieval hall, twelve acres of beautiful gardens surrounded by ancient parkland. Fabulous events programme throughout the year.

Ashford, Kent
Joined February 2012
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Yesterday we were visiting @Godinton House. It was very wet but still worth a visit. @VisitKent @VisitDover Recommend the carrot #cake too! – at Dover, England
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This afternoon at 340 @BBCRadioKent & @BBCSounds I visit the Sculpture Garden, a contemporary art exhibition @Godinton House and Gardens near Ashford. Listen in from 2 #SittinginonDrive – at Ashford, England
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Loulou Swing Trio at @Godinton on Wednesday 21st June! Purchase your ticket & support the wonderful work of #Ashford & #Tenterden #samaritans @AshfordSams Picnics from 6pm, performance from 7pm. Full info: godintonhouse.co.uk/whats-on… #gypsyjazz #summer #kent #godintonhouse #kent – at Ashford, England
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Don't forget to tune into the first ‘Belmont House’ episode of @BBC_ARoadshow tonight at 8pm on BBC1. Treasures include an early David Hockney, a Take That trophy and the telegram that ended World War Two. The show will be available on @BBCiPlayer
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We spoke to six women (@mlyttoncobbold @juliemontagu @RabyCastle @BlenheimPalace @RosylviaWang @Godinton) working at Historic Houses members' properties about their experiences working in heritage, and their advice for those wanting to enter the sector historichouses.org/celebrati…
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Good morning Twitter How is it Friday again!! Listening to the news Elon musk is continuing to kick the wheels off the Twitter cart and he's lost a ton of engineers If it comes to it I'll move to Instagram I'm there @loujnicholls too Have a great day 🤗
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Estate Foreman with @Godinton based at Godinton House, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent c-js.co.uk/3B5U0NP
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🚨 @Godinton is hiring a house intern 🚨 A dream start to a career in heritage and history and a wonderful place to live & work for a year (archives! gardens! cheese scones! lovely lovely team!) #heritagejobs #publichistoryjobs #jobfairy godintonhouse.co.uk/informat…
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Great to enjoy the gardens ⁦@Godinton⁩ with Deirdre Wells from ⁦@VisitKent⁩ to mark English Tourism Week.
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A spur of the moment decision to open the garden for @NGSKent next Sunday 6th March 11am-5pm.
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An exciting position as Assistant Head Gardener is offered at @Godinton House, a Jacobean mansion set in 12 acres of spectacular formal gardens in Ashford, Kent. This role is offering a salary of £26,000 to £29,000. englishcountrygardeners.co.u… #gardeningjobs #gardenerjobs
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It's a real honour to be nominated for @theabtt Stephen Joseph Award 2021, thank you.
Our 8th nomination for the SJ Award 2021 was for the @ThePantaloons have been touring the UK since 2004, bringing a diverse range of classic plays and adaptations to audiences across the country, often in remote and under-served areas! Congratulations! abtt.org.uk/sjaward-nominees…
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Very happy to say that 2 of my 3 Bird Family sculptures have now sold in the Godinton gardens sculpture show, and we're only 2 days in. Show runs till mid August. #KENT
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The chalky soft pink colour that I spent ages trialing & varying finally showed up in pictures thanks to a softer evening light at the Godinton House sculpture show preview night yesterday. Till now the posts have always appeared white in pictures, which has been irritating.
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A fabulous evening playing at @Godinton House & Gardens, thanks so much for having us & to everyone that came down & for such an excellent cause! @stjohnambulance How awesome that the weather held off? #kent #godington #livemusic #gypsyjazz #rocknroll
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Packing more boxes today for a new life and finding more of the ‘before’ pics from my first year here @Godinton Rose Garden looking rather bare compared with this year! #roses #gardens #visitKent #blooming #summer #holidays
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I’ve never been fully convinced about hollyhocks. They have a tendency to be unnaturally tall for a perennial and often a bit shouty in colour. This one in the square garden, however, is rather elegant with its understated colour shade. A cottage garden favourite.
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Are you looking for work in #heritage?? 🔎 We've expanded our jobs and volunteering page now to make it MUCH easier to scroll through the careers pages of our member houses 😎 Take a look at the page to find your perfect job! 🥳 #jobs #workinheritage historichouses.org/jobs-and-…
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Keep your fingers crossed for the weather tomorrow as @BBCRadioKent’s Sunday #Gardening comes live from @hevercastle for #FathersDay and the start of their Hever in bloom week. Join us from 10am via @BBCSounds and get your questions in early [email protected]
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