set 3 miles from sweetwoods park golf club, this 15th-century inn is 8 miles from hever castle as well as penshurst place. the inn serves free full english breakfast. . both bars serve local cask ales, and there are themed food nights and live entertainment. featuring free wi-fi, the airy, traditional rooms also come with en suite bathrooms, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. other amenities include a restaurant and 2 bars, 1 with a fireplace and a library Heathrow Airport 1 hr 11
Bluebell Railway (20 min) An 1880's station with steam engines on display, a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line. Ashdown Forest (7 min) Sprawling nature area & fictional home of A. A. Milne children's book character, Winnie the Pooh. Wakehurst (22 min) Country estate with tree collections, woodland, lakes, formal gardens and seed conservation centre. The Spa Valley Railway (17 min) Restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains, plus cream teas & Santa specials. Bewl Water (32 min) Sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities, plus a restaurant. Chiddingstone Castle (17 min) Victorian-era country manor featuring art collections, 35 acres of grounds & a fishing lake. Borde Hill Garden (32 min) Large area of formal gardens, parkland and trees, with a smart English restaurant and cafe. Penshurst Place & Gardens (18 min) Fortified manor house with adventure playground, summer maze and events including farmers' markets. National Trust - Knole (38 min) Huge country house with a host of architectural styles, lavish interiors and 26-acre walled garden. Chartwell (24 min) Preserved country house with maps, documents, photographs, picture and mementoes of the great man. Hever Castle & Gardens (14 min) Castle dating from 1270, with Tudor artworks and lavish furnishings, plus gardens and water maze. Groombridge Place Estates (10 min) Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Penshurst Place (18 min) Tours are offered at this ancestral family home with original medieval architecture & vast gardens. National Trust - Standen (20 min) Arts and Craft Movement house with a formal garden, woodland estate, daily events and a gift shop. National Trust - Sheffield Park and Garden (19 min) Large park with rare mature trees and shrubs, dramatic seasonal flower shows and 4 lakes. |