Heathrow Airport 1 hr 31
Ashdown Forest (26 min) Sprawling nature area & fictional home of A. A. Milne children's book character, Winnie the Pooh. Anne of Cleves House (20 min) Displays of furnished bedroom, kitchen, furniture and other crafts in home of Henry VIII's 4th wife. Knockhatch Adventure Park (17 min) Adventure, snowboarding, outdoor recreation, and skiing Bluebell Railway (24 min) An 1880's station with steam engines on display, a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line. Pevensey Castle (25 min) 16 centuries of history in sturdy castle with square keep, powerful gatehouse and site artifacts. Michelham Priory (16 min) Palatial Tudor-style mansion, dating from the 13th-century, featuring a moat, watermill & gardens. Groombridge Place Estates (30 min) Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Glyndebourne (15 min) Country house hosting annual Glyndebourne Festival's 6 productions in a 1200-seat opera house. Charleston Trust (24 min) Garden, history, and art museum Herstmonceux Castle (30 min) Restored medieval castle, now a study centre, with a park and gardens that are open to the public. Drusillas Park (20 min) Soft-play area, large slides, netted walkways, plus zoo animals, feeding times, restaurant and shop. National Trust - Monk's House (27 min) Garden and history Bateman's (19 min) Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. Lewes Castle & Museum (19 min) Timber-framed, 16th-century house featuring local history exhibits & hosting events & weddings. National Trust - Sheffield Park and Garden (25 min) Large park with rare mature trees and shrubs, dramatic seasonal flower shows and 4 lakes. |