Is This England's Most Stunning Historic Garden? | Sissinghurst Castle

'Is This England's Most Stunning Historic Garden? | Sissinghurst Castle'
In the heart of Kent is one of Britain’s most intriguing houses: Sissinghurst Castle Garden. Originally a grand Elizabethan manor, by the 20th century Sissinghurst had fallen into a ruinous state. Yet it was this wildness and disrepair which enchanted one of the bestselling writers of the 1920s, Vita Sackville-West.
Vita Sackville-West’s ability to create beautiful scenes of romance extends beyond her poems and into the emerald mazes at her home, Sissinghurst Castle. The poet and her husband, Harold Nicholson, fell in love with the castle and farm at first glance in 1930 and quickly began making plans to restore the property to its full glory. Together, they laid the foundation for one of England’s most famous gardens with its manicured rose section and the famous White Garden, which houses some of the couple’s favourite plants like white gladioli, white irises, white pompom dahlias, and white Japanese anemones.
Joined by National Trust experts and leading historians, Alice Loxton uncovers the secrets of Sissinghurst - and in turn, the fascinating aspects of Vita’s unique character. From her bestselling writing to the creation of a world class garden, from a loving relationship with her husband Harold to many passionate romances with women, Vita was a remarkable woman, trapped between the old and new. This is the story of Vita’s Sissinghurst - a story of Vita in love.
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[@chipking6036]

I used to be the nighttime security Dog Handler at Sissinghurst I was made to feel very welcome by all the staff

[@randynesbit4497]

That’s cool. Lots of nice vegetation for a dog to whiz on lol. I was actually enjoying this video when it ended abruptly.

[@chipking6036]

@@randynesbit4497 Wasn’t allowed to take the dogs into the vegetable area.

[@NumHeut]

​@@chipking6036 Why not? 🤪

[@tranquilitybase7860]

She looked very lovely in that dress. Especially in the rain.

[@mpersad]

Living close by, and being a member of the NT, it has been a great pleasure over the years to visit Sissinghurst and Knole with members of my family. The NT have done a wonderful job at Sissinghurst of maintaining the property and gardens and documenting Vita's life and work. And Knole's not too shabby either! Lovely video.

[@Slywulf86]

Wow never knew the Sackville-Baggins family did so well! =)

[@qed456]

When i went to Sissinghurst a few years ago , I was overcome with a sense that i had been there in a past life.Nothing specific but maybe i was one of the servants or even the family. I regard it as an ancestoral home now

[@markkilley2683]

Nice. Bucket list.

[@melvincain5012]

Entertaining, informative, interesting & a wonderful professional presentation as ever, Alice. 😻👍

[@sonyawhaley]

Excellent cinematography and story-telling, this was a joy to watch from start to finish.

[@captainhindsight8779]

Alice is awesome!

[@CelticAfricanus]

Vita is my partner's third great aunt's (Ellen Mary Ann Sackville-West) niece. My partner is quite an eccentric gardener too. Sissinghurst is on my bucket list to take her there sometime....

[@pauline3379]

Well that was short and sweet, just getting interesting and it ends 🤷‍♀️ I love Sissinghurst, I live in Kent and have visited many times.

[@N_0968]

What an interesting story! Thanks, Alice! ❤

[@TheAegisClaw]

Alice always tells a good story.

[@anthonystevens8683]

I visited Sissinghurst back in the early 2000's with my late father who I think had been there when he was growing up. It was an amazing day and the weather was kind so I was out and about taking photographs (for a qualification in photography) but I possibly missed the history to really take it all in. I think I'll add this to my bucket list of places to revisit again but to appreciate the history better and take a second day to photograph again with better knowledge.

[@peachyllama722]

I used to work on the tills at a nearby garden centre to Sissinghurst Castle, made a killing on white bedding plants

[@qed456]

hope you did not get too wet when it rained Alice! But is there anything more glorious than an typical English summer shower in a glorious county garden

[@garygarrison4336]

Beautiful home beautiful gardens peaceful restful

[@kathymcbride2425]

nice brick work too

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Another enjoyable video! Thanks.

[@jacobmarley2966]

An enchanting video presented by an enchanting woman.

[@daegudiva]

ALICE! My fav!

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you.

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work👍

[@ianatkin7541]

Great video. I like how in England many people walk around with paint sets.

[@johnnycakestretton298]

What a enthusiastic presenter 👍

[@Mpayne1472]

A cool castle

[@williamfahey6066]

I really enjoyed this video. What a beautiful place. The library you show at the end is a picture I have seen before. I am happy to know where it is located. Thank you for this wonderful video. I only wish it were longer. Jeff Ps. Does Alice think she could do another video on this subject, showing more of the buildings after the restoration work is completed and telling us more about Vita?

[@charlesblackwell3202]

Yes

[@Bergamot88]

Wooooooooo

[@dinivino37]

Alice is ❤️

[@jaygiles3434]

See Alice instant click

[@MrEolicus]

6:22 The drenching business of in water colouring...

[@michaelmiller609]

Alice rocks!

[@williamrobinson7435]

You are a remarkable young woman. For the sake of the nation, don't let His Majesty The King see this video, or you might just cause thereby a constitutional crisis which could lead to a chain of events resulting in the destruction of all matter in the Ooniverse. When that was I but a little tinie childe I fell in love ❤️with Jeanne d'arc, so, natch, I purchased and read VSW's comprehensive biography of that Saint.. O'course I did not then know anything about the author's Sapphic tendencies or tendernesses, but now I recall her recounting of how she thought Joan felt on being shot with a crossbow bolt in the shoulder before Orleans, "The pain frightened her, and she wept".. Clearly I was not the only Fool who had such feelings. This is a charming and informative film, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. One to watch again and again. Keep all those skills up, Alice, and thank you SO MUCH for this. ❤️🌟👍

[@clairenoon4070]

King Charles' wife; Camilla, Queen Consort, is the grand-niece of Violet Trefusis, another of Vita Sackville-West's lovers. There's not a lot King Charles won't know about this house and garden, or Vita and Harold! I imagine he's visited many times, since he's very interested in gardens (he developed his own garden at Highgrove House over decades), especially the kind of 'naturalistic' gardening that Vita and Harold loved.

[@williamrobinson7435]

@@clairenoon4070 Interesting! Thanks for the information.. Of course I wasn't being serious. I can well imagine King Charles loving this beautiful garden.. Who wouldn't?

[@422katieleigh]

Can you guys please do a video on Anne Lister?

[@harbourdogNL]

5:14 Alice should be selling paintings on her website...I'd buy one.

[@jimdavison5136]

What is the music at 3:13?

[@Saurischian]

I'll never not swoon over you, Ms. Loxton

[@edward.m.r4390]

HhuhuuuhuhuaaHoughton Hall! Do the house of the first PM!

[@harbourdogNL]

7:34 What flower is that? Pretty sure they grow wild where I live, though as ground cover.

[@harbourdogNL]

@@wealdman66 Thank you. Yes, that's them, but ours are never more than about 6 inches high, I'll take a photo next time I see them.

[@rextable2000]

Me thinks that History Hit is beginning to get a little bit stingy with the edit for its KZbin audience. ...Just sayin'...

[@petergreen8477]

Vita Sackloth-Vest at Sizzlinghurst Castle! Ah! Gloomsbury!

[@dylanwhite3383]

it looks like a small castle surrounded by a thin wall

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Vita looks just like Oscar Wilde...

[@northernbohemianrealist1412]

Nice to see a serious video by Weird Al Yankovic.

[@Hallands.]

😖

[@s1nb4d59]

Nothing comes close to the english gardens.

[@xyzllii]

I came for the garden...not all the waffle and watercolours...waving hands and parading.

[@kathymcbride2425]

my gardens better than that

[@FeistyFox82]

Alice you are lovely :D xx

[@susprime7018]

Thank you.