Knole Book A Private View of Britain's Great Houses

The Sackvilles have inhabited Knole, one of the largest houses in Britain, for over four hundred years. Robert Sackville-West, the thirteenth generation of the family, takes the reader on a personal tour of this “calendar house,” with its legendary 365 rooms, fifty-two staircases and seven courtyards.

Sumptuous photographs by designer Ashley Hicks — who recently photographed the interiors of Buckingham Palace — capture the fiery spirit of Knole, from the state rooms, which house possibly the world's finest collection of royal Stuart furniture, to the private apartments and gardens, passing through the labyrinth of backstage basements and attics.

Hard cover

Dimension: 25 x 3 x 31 | 256 pg