| established in 1561, this 3-storey brick inn is 4. 3 miles from bodiam castle and 6. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. all have flat-screen tvs, ipod docks, and tea and coffeemaking equipment, plus housemade brownies. a family room features a pull-out sofa, and an upgraded room has a free-standing bath and a nespresso machine. free hot breakfast is served in a rustic-chic restaurant that also offers a sunday roast. sophisticated rooms offer eclectic decor, en suite bathrooms with soaking tubs, and plush beds with egyptian cotton linens. there's a stylish pub with a wood-burning fireplace, as well as a beer garden and a georgian ballroom. 9 miles from sissinghurst castle
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 23
Bodiam Castle (10 min)
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Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. The Hop Farm (32 min)
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Tours of 15th-century manor house and the late Christopher Lloyd's exemplary gardens surrounding it. Pashley Manor Gardens (13 min)
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Sprawling countryside park for family-friendly land- and water-based activities, plus a restaurant. Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest (12 min)
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Cycling, mountain biking, forest, equestrianism, and adventure Hole Park (13 min)
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Stunning expanse known for its pristine landscape, numerous medieval manors, farms & woodlands. | 
