Nearby

If you want a rest from driving there is access onto a public footpath just outside the garden, and the Vanguard Way is only 10 minute’s walk. Several vineyards in the vicinity produce some rather good wines which can be sampled and bought. The Bluebell Steam Railway makes frequent journeys from Sheffield Park, with its period railway station and it often holds special evening and weekend excursions for all ages.
A great day out can also be enjoyed in the Ashdown Forest, less than 2 miles away, which is an ideal setting for wildlife and offers the perfect location for picnics, walking and riding. The beautiful landscape of the Ashdown Forest was used by A.A. Milne as the setting for the Winnie-the- Pooh stories.

Further afield

This is an area rich in historic houses and beautiful gardens. Glyndebourne Opera House is only 30 minute’s drive. Why not have a day out, do some shopping and take in the Georgian Spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells or visit the seaside towns of Brighton or Eastbourne. Battle Abbey and 1066 country are both within easy reach or how about hiring a bike and taking a ride on the Cuckoo Trail.

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Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of tranquil open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wakehurst Place is a National Trust property located near Ardingly, West Sussex in the High Weald of southern England, comprising a late 16th-century country house and a mainly 20th-century garden.
The Borough of Tunbridge Wells is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. It takes its name from its main town, Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Glyndebourne is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 30 miles south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539 it was the seat of the Boleyn, originally 'Bullen', family.
Scotney Castle is an English country house with formal gardens south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England. It belongs to the National Trust.
The garden at Sissinghurst Castle in the Weald of Kent, in England at Sissinghurst village, is owned and maintained by the National Trust. It is among the most famous gardens in England and is grade I listed.
Groombridge Place is a moated manor house in the village of Groombridge near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. It has become a tourist attraction, noted for its formal gardens, vineyards and a bird of prey sanctuary,The Raptor Centre.
Chartwell was the principal adult home of Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill and his wife Clementine bought the property, located two miles south of Westerham, Kent, England, in 1922.
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for 11 mi along the border between East and West Sussex, England, run by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society.
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