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Leith Hill Place

Vaughan Williams' Childhood Home

Leith Hill

The childhood home of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, a house of about 1600 on the hill's southern slopes.

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Historic houseTime here: 1–1.5 h

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Leith Hill Lane, Leith Hill, RH5 6LY

Quick facts

The house on the southern slopes of Leith Hill dates from about 1600.

It was the childhood home of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who gave it to the National Trust in 1944.

The piano on which he composed The Lark Ascending went on display here in 2016.

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