First recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, Eltham Palace was transformed by successive monarchs into the biggest and most visited Royal residence of its time. But by 1656 the diarist John Evelyn was lamenting its sorry state and in the 18th century it was recorded as a picturesque ruin and painted by artists such as a young J.M.W Turner. In the 1930s Stephen and Virginia Courtauld stepped in and secured Eltham Palace's future, and today you can visit a stunning mixture of medieval royal residence, Art Deco home, and 1930's Arts and Crafts garden.
