Heathrow Airport 59 min
Tilgate Park (24 min.) woods lakes & play area with a nature center & walled garden (dogs allowed off-lead in some areas). National Trust - Sheffield Park And Garden (20 min.) large park with rare mature trees and shrubs dramatic seasonal flower shows and 4 lakes. War Memorial (Stop H) (2 min) Wakehurst (11 min.) country estate with tree collections woodland lakes formal gardens and seed conservation centre. Groombridge Place Estates (22 min.) formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Dormans Station (7 min) War Memorial (Stop J) (1 min) Godstone Farm (18 min.) interactive farm for little ones offering animal encounters indoor & outdoor play areas & a shop. Bluebell Railway (21 min.) an 1880 s station with steam engines on display a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line. Chartwell (26 min.) preserved country house with maps documents photographs picture and mementoes of the great man. Penshurst Place (24 min.) tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. Ashdown Forest (12 min.) sprawling nature area & fictional home of a. a. milne children s book character winnie the pooh. National Trust - Nymans (20 min.) plants from around the world plus a plant centre guided walks/talks and children s activities. National Trust - Standen (5 min.) arts and craft movement house with a formal garden woodland estate daily events and a gift shop. Borde Hill Garden (22 min.) large area of formal gardens parkland and trees with a smart english restaurant and cafe. Chiddingstone Castle (23 min.) victorian-era country manor featuring art collections 35 acres of grounds & a fishing lake. British Wildlife Centre (11 min.) 40 british wildlife species in indoor and outdoor enclosures with informative talks from keepers. |