Heathrow Airport 1 hr 25
Bateman S (30 min.) rudyard kipling s beamed 17th-century rustic home with the writer s furnishings and artefacts. Anne Of Cleves House (28 min.) displays of furnished bedroom kitchen furniture and other crafts in home of henry viii s 4th wife. National Trust - Sheffield Park And Garden (21 min.) large park with rare mature trees and shrubs dramatic seasonal flower shows and 4 lakes. Lewes Castle U0026 Museum (27 min.) timber-framed 16th-century house featuring local history exhibits & hosting events & weddings. Bluebell Railway (20 min.) an 1880 s station with steam engines on display a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line. Borde Hill Garden (33 min.) large area of formal gardens parkland and trees with a smart english restaurant and cafe. Crowborough Station (15 min) Glyndebourne (27 min.) country house hosting annual glyndebourne festival s 6 productions in a 1200-seat opera house. Groombridge Place Estates (22 min.) formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. The Spa Valley Railway (23 min.) restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains plus cream teas & santa specials. Ashdown Forest (19 min.) sprawling nature area & fictional home of a. a. milne children s book character winnie the pooh. Bewl Water (38 min.) sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities plus a restaurant. Wakehurst (31 min.) country estate with tree collections woodland lakes formal gardens and seed conservation centre. Royal Oak Lane (11 min) National Trust - Standen (30 min.) arts and craft movement house with a formal garden woodland estate daily events and a gift shop. Penshurst Place (32 min.) tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. |