| parking is complimentary. . full english breakfast is served for a surcharge in the cosy gastropub, which offers a bar, as well as traditional and contemporary dishes for lunch and dinner. the 8 straightforward rooms offer en suite bathrooms, free wi-fi, ipod docks and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. a 3-minute walk from the nearest train station, this relaxed inn is 8 miles from both the sheffield park and garden, and the bentley wildfowl & motor museum
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 22
Ditchling Beacon (32 min)
Grassy, 248m-tall chalk hill with panoramic views, walking paths & the remains of an Iron Age fort. Drusillas Park (29 min)
Soft-play area, large slides, netted walkways, plus zoo animals, feeding times, restaurant and shop. Bateman's (22 min)
Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. Wakehurst (27 min)
Country estate with tree collections, woodland, lakes, formal gardens and seed conservation centre. Borde Hill Garden (30 min)
Large area of formal gardens, parkland and trees, with a smart English restaurant and cafe. National Trust - Standen (26 min)
Arts and Craft Movement house with a formal garden, woodland estate, daily events and a gift shop. Anne of Cleves House (24 min)
Displays of furnished bedroom, kitchen, furniture and other crafts in home of Henry VIII's 4th wife. Groombridge Place Estates (23 min)
Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. National Trust - Sheffield Park and Garden (17 min)
Large park with rare mature trees and shrubs, dramatic seasonal flower shows and 4 lakes. Herstmonceux Castle (36 min)
Restored medieval castle, now a study centre, with a park and gardens that are open to the public. Knockhatch Adventure Park (26 min)
Adventure, snowboarding, outdoor recreation, and skiing Lewes Castle & Museum (23 min)
Timber-framed, 16th-century house featuring local history exhibits & hosting events & weddings. Ashdown Forest (17 min)
Sprawling nature area & fictional home of A. A. Milne children's book character, Winnie the Pooh. Glyndebourne (22 min)
Country house hosting annual Glyndebourne Festival's 6 productions in a 1200-seat opera house. Bluebell Railway (16 min)
An 1880's station with steam engines on display, a museum & gift shop on a heritage railway line. | 
