Charleston farmhouse

The French call the little, personal and inconsequential anecdotes that are most revealing of life, les petites histoires. Charleston Farmhouse is full of them, signposts and memoranda of the lives of the illustrious, clever Bloomsbury Group who painted in circles, loved in triangles and lived in squares in that unfashionable London quartier. Except that they

Charleston is the modernist home and studio of painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and a place that brings people together to engage with art and ideas.

In an occasional series, TravelMail looks at some of the lesser known historic houses around the UK, finding out from the experts what not to miss. This week, Charleston in East Sussex, where the Bloomsbury Group created a country idyll.

Retracing the steps of the Bloomsbury Set at boho beauty Charleston

The inimitable country home of the Bloomsbury Group

Pictures from Charleston, the Bloomsbury Group’s country retreat in East Sussex

The French call the little, personal and inconsequential anecdotes that are most revealing of life, les petites histoires. Charleston Farmhouse is full of them, signposts and memoranda of the lives of the illustrious, clever Bloomsbury Group who painted in circles, loved in triangles and lived in squares in that unfashionable London quartier. Except that they

Everything you need to know about visiting the charming and eclectic Charleston House in Sussex. How to get to Charleston as a day trip by train and what to do in Lewes, one of the cutest towns in England.

The joyful exuberance of the Bloomsbury Group’s spiritual home is having a notable bearing on the work of designers and craftspeople living nearby, finds Arabella Youens.

Behind the scenes of Seasalt’s photoshoot at Vanessa Bell’s artistic and unconventional home at Charleston, East Sussex. We were lucky enough to be able to shoot our latest clothing collection at the once ordinary sixteenth century farmhouse that was transformed by painter Vanessa into a haven of artistic freedom.