Heathrow Airport 1 hr 18
Great Dixter House & Gardens (24 min)
Tours of 15th-century manor house and the late Christopher Lloyd's exemplary gardens surrounding it. Bewl Water (10 min)
Sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities, plus a restaurant. Sissinghurst Castle Garden (21 min)
Extensive English-style formal gardens created in the 1930s by the writer, Vita Sackville-West. Pashley Manor Gardens (6 min)
Fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds in gardens open April to September, with a cafe. Kent & East Sussex Railway (27 min)
Heritage railway offering journeys on vintage steam & diesel trains, some with dining service. Battle Abbey (21 min)
Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe. Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest (7 min)
320-acre forest featuring tall trees, hike/bike trails, a cafe & a tree-top ropes course & zip line. Bodiam Castle (15 min)
14th-century castle with a moat, soaring towers, events and exhibitions, plus a cafe. The Hop Farm (27 min)
Children's rides, a village full of animals and 4D cinema experience, plus cafe and shop. Groombridge Place Estates (29 min)
Formal gardens and fairytale adventure forest with resident birds of prey on a country house estate. Bateman's (16 min)
Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. Bedgebury Forest (13 min)
Cycling, mountain biking, forest, equestrianism, and adventure The Spa Valley Railway (22 min)
Restored railway with trips on vintage steam & diesel trains, plus cream teas & Santa specials. High Weald AONB (5 min)
Stunning expanse known for its pristine landscape, numerous medieval manors, farms & woodlands. National Trust - Scotney Castle (12 min)
Castle ruins and Victorian mansion in vast woodland and parkland with trails and a hop farm. | 
