Leith Hill Place in Surrey was Vaughan Williams’s mother’s family home, and they moved here after his father passed away. It was here that he began his study of music before going on to the Royal College of Music in London where he studied under Sir Hubert Parry, composer of Jerusalem.
Believing music to be “the soul of a nation,” Vaughan Williams took inspiration from the rolling hills and winding woodland paths that surrounded him throughout his life but especially in his early years at Leith Hill.
The National Trust invites you to view a three minute video available now on YouTube to experience the countryside that influenced the composer. Access the free video HERE.
