| Goodnestone Park | |
|---|---|
 Plan of Goodnestone Park immediately after the house was built | |
  Location within Kent | |
| General information | |
| Location | The Street, Goodnestone |
| Town or city | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°14′37″N 1°13′37″E / 51.243611°N 1.226944°E |
| Completed | 1704 |
Goodnestone Park is a stately home and gardens in the southern part of the village of Goodnestone, Dover, Kent. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from Canterbury. The Palladian house was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet. His grandson, Brook Bridges' daughter, Elizabeth, married Jane Austen's brother, and Austen visited them on the estate regularly.[1][2] Goodnestone House is a Grade II* listed building, enlisted on 13 October 1952. The 15 acres (6.1 ha) gardens are considered to be amongst the finest in southeastern England.[3] Previously the seat of the Bridges Baronets, it is now owned by their heirs, the Barons FitzWalter.
- ^ "History of Goodnestone". Goodnestone Park Gardens. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Goodnestone Park Gardens". Garden Visit. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Long, Peter (2004). The Hidden Places of England (4 ed.). Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-904434-12-6. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.