Welcome to Buckhurst EstateWilliam, Earl De La Warr and his wife Anne and their family invite you to share their ancestral home.The Sackville family’s ancestral motto “Jour De Ma Vie” translates as “Day of My Life” which is how we hope you will remember your visit to Buckhurst.Buckhurst Estate has been owned by the Sackville family for some 900 years and the house, Buckhurst Park, is still a much-loved family home. Herbrand de Sauqueville, a follower of William the Conqueror, settled in Sussex and his grandson married Ela de Dene, heiress of the Manor of Buckhurst where their descendants still live. A close connection with Queen Elizabeth 1st was established through a marriage with a Boleyn girl and the Queen soon promoted her cousin Thomas Sackville to the titles Lord Buckhurst and Earl of Dorset, later to become Dukes of Dorset and Earls De La Warr. A royal connection has been continued by Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the late Princess Margaret who all visited and planted trees, some of which can be seen to this day.