the pub offers upscale, locally sourced food. complimentary, gourmet cooked breakfast is offered. in-room beauty treatments are available. the 7 rustic-chic rooms feature quirky furnishings (including silver birch trees), en suite bathrooms (many with free-standing bathtubs) and handmade mattresses, plus free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. this trendy, redbrick inn is 2 miles from pashley manor gardens and 5 miles from scotney castle. there are also separate lodges with private gardens set around a fire pit. there are 3 meeting/function rooms (including 1 in the old stable block). check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am Heathrow Airport 1 hr 20
Pashley Manor Gardens (4 min) Fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds in gardens open April to September, with a cafe. Great Dixter House & Gardens (26 min) Tours of 15th-century manor house and the late Christopher Lloyd's exemplary gardens surrounding it. Bateman's (12 min) Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. Sissinghurst Castle Garden (22 min) Extensive English-style formal gardens created in the 1930s by the writer, Vita Sackville-West. Bewl Water (12 min) Sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities, plus a restaurant. National Trust - Scotney Castle (14 min) Castle ruins and Victorian mansion in vast woodland and parkland with trails and a hop farm. High Weald AONB (6 min) Stunning expanse known for its pristine landscape, numerous medieval manors, farms & woodlands. The Hop Farm (29 min) Children's rides, a village full of animals and 4D cinema experience, plus cafe and shop. Kent & East Sussex Railway (29 min) Heritage railway offering journeys on vintage steam & diesel trains, some with dining service. Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest (9 min) 320-acre forest featuring tall trees, hike/bike trails, a cafe & a tree-top ropes course & zip line. The Spa Valley Railway (19 min) Restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains, plus cream teas & Santa specials. Groombridge Place Estates (25 min) Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Bodiam Castle (14 min) 14th-century castle with a moat, soaring towers, events and exhibitions, plus a cafe. Bedgebury Forest (15 min) Cycling, mountain biking, forest, equestrianism, and adventure Battle Abbey (20 min) Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe. |