Smallhythe Place in Small Hythe, near Tenterden in Kent, is a half-timbered house built in the late 15th or early 16th century and since 1947 cared for by the National Trust.

[3] Terry first saw the house in 1890[7] in the company of Henry Irving,[4] the manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London's Covent Garden, with whom she shared a famous theatrical partnership for nearly 24 years.

[4] Terry lived in the house for the last 3 decades of her life and it served as a place to relax in between a busy schedule of theatre engagements and international travel.

[12] Smallhythe Place contains many personal and theatrical mementos, including two walls devoted to David Garrick and Sarah Siddons.

Other exhibits include a message from Sarah Bernhardt displayed in the Dining Room,[13] a chain worn by Fanny Kemble, Sir Arthur Sullivan's monocle and a visiting card from Alexandre Dumas.

[3] Among the actors who have performed in the theatre have been Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Alec Guinness, Nigel Hawthorne, Rachel Kempson, Michael Redgrave, Paul Scofield and Sybil Thorndike.