Beyond Brighton · The Weald, the forest and 1066
North & inland: Our Favourites
Inland from Brighton: Ashdown Forest, Battle, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Horsham, Haywards Heath and its gardens, East Grinstead and Sevenoaks.
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Ashdown Forest
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The Hundred Acre Wood
Ashdown Forest
Over 6,500 acres of heathland and woods, famous as the Hundred Acre Wood of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Battle
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English Heritage
Battle Abbey and Battlefield
Where William’s Normans met Harold’s English army in 1066: the battlefield, the abbey ruins and the great gatehouse.
Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Markets and music
The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells
The colonnaded heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells, with independent traders, weekend markets and music.
Horsham
Haywards Heath
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Garden rooms and parkland
Borde Hill Garden
A country garden of “garden rooms” in Grade II* listed parkland, just outside Haywards Heath.
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National Trust
Nymans
A romantic garden around the ruins of a manor house, with views across the Weald.
East Grinstead
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National Trust
Standen House and Garden
An Arts and Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, in a hillside garden near East Grinstead.
Sevenoaks
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National Trust
Knole
A 600-year-old estate of courtyards, showrooms and a deer park, beside Sevenoaks.
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