Bateman's
Burwash, High Weald
Image: National TrustRudyard Kipling's 17th-century Jacobean home, with his study and rooms kept much as he left them. Outside there is a quiet garden, a working watermill he wrote about and 300 acres of High Weald countryside to walk.
Highlights
- Kipling's study and book-lined rooms
- Park Mill, an 18th-century watermill
- Natural play area for children
- Walks across the Dudwell Valley
Good to know
- Dogs on short leads are welcome in the garden and estate; assistance dogs only in the house, mill and shop
- There are stairs to the first floor of the house
Getting there
Bateman's, Bateman's Lane, Burwash, East Sussex, TN19 7DSParking: Car park £4 per car for non-members, free for National Trust members.
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