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Charleston
Charleston Review
Art and life mixed at Charleston, the farmhouse Vanessa Bell—sister of Virginia Woolf—bought in 1916 and decorated with Duncan Grant (who resided here until 1978), fancifully painting the walls, doors, and furniture. The house became a refuge for writers and artists of the Bloomsbury Group and displays colorful ceramics and textiles of the Omega Workshop—in which Bell and Grant participated—and paintings by Picasso and Renoir as well as by Bell and Grant. You view the house on a guided tour (there may be a wait) except on Sunday.
- Address: Off A27, 7 miles east of Lewes, Firle, BN8 6LL
- Phone: 01323/811626
- Cost: £9; gardens only £3
- Hours: Late Mar.--June and Sept.--late Oct., Wed.--Sat. 1--6; Sun. 1--5:30; July and Aug., Wed.--Sat. noon--6; Sun. noon--5:30
- Website: www.charleston.org.uk
- Location: Lewes
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