National Trust - Lamb House

Delightful and fascinating old house in Rye with numerous literary connections. Beautifully decorated and interpreted. The gardens are much bigger that you would guess and beautiful. Very well worth a visit. No tea room but there is no shortage of those in Rye. Check the opening hours before you visit.

Please check the opening hours for this National Trust house as it is not open every day. They also open later in the day than most National Trust properties. We were lucky to catch it open on our last day in Rye. There are many memorabilia in the building from the several authors who spent time here, notably the American author Henry James. The garden is larger than one would guess when outside the property, and well worth including in the visit.

There are plenty of interesting old houses in Rye and, in truth, architecturally Lamb House is among the fairly ordinary. So it is it's association with the writers Henry James, E F Benson and Rumer Godden, and their long list of invited literary guests, for which it is best known. The National Trust does a good job of presenting the rooms in the late Victorian style when James would be at home and at his writing desk. The introductory talk given in the entrance hall by volunteers enhances the experience with little details of the houses history and its owners and tenants. The garden is delightful.

In lovely area of Rye to walk around. Interesting house and history, staff knowledge with information about the house/rooms. Tearoom was shut when we went, there are toilets

Lovely, smaller NT property in the older Georgian part of Rye. Home to Henry James. Pretty garden too. No cafe or toilets but it's in the town so there are plenty of cafes and pubs to use nearby.

Beautifully presented house. The gardens are stunning, however. Me and my son spent most of our time outside.

Smaller property - but well presented and very knowledgeable volunteers as always! Nice small courtyard garden to wander about and have a short sit in the sun. Personal highlights for me were the historic tiles in and the ways the rooms are dressed.

We visited Lamb House for the first time with our Granddaughter Arabella. We all loved the house and felt it’s a must to visit when in Rye. A Beautifully proportioned home with a wonderful feel that is elegantly furnished and very homely. The extremely knowledgeable staff made the visit a delight especially for our soon to be eight year old Granddaughter Arabella and the set quiz made our stay all the more enjoyable. To your wonderful ladies and the Gentleman “ Thank you “ Lamb House “ shouldn’t be missed if your in Rye… The Lester’s plus Arabella x