Gardens · 5 min
Sheffield Park & Garden (National Trust)
A Capability Brown landscape garden with four mirror-still lakes. Best in autumn. Two-minute drive from The Bull.
The Sussex Weald
Five minutes
from somewhere worth going.
Newick sits in the High Weald AONB, equidistant from the South Downs, Ashdown Forest, and the Sussex coast. National Trust gardens, steam trains, opera, walking. London by train in 45 minutes.
Heritage · 5 min
The Bluebell Railway
Steam trains running through 11 miles of preserved Sussex countryside. Park at Sheffield Park station and walk straight in.
Walks · 15 min
Ashdown Forest
The original Hundred Acre Wood. Big-sky heathland walks, free parking at the High Weald.
Heritage · 15 min
Lewes Castle & town
A Norman castle, antique shops, the Anne of Cleves House, and Harveys Brewery. A long, easy afternoon.
Culture · 20 min
Glyndebourne Opera House
World-class opera in a country house. Picnic on the lawns at the long interval. Book early.
Gardens · 20 min
Borde Hill Garden
17 acres of formal gardens, parkland walks, and pop-up exhibitions. Great for families.
Walks · 20 min
The South Downs Way
100 miles of chalk downland ridge. Drive to Ditchling Beacon and walk in either direction.
Coast · 30 min
Brighton & Hove
The Lanes, the Pavilion, the i360. A proper day at the seaside, then back to the pub for dinner.
Gardens · 25 min
Wakehurst (Kew)
Kew Gardens' wilder country sibling. Home of the Millennium Seed Bank and 535 acres of botanic gardens.
Getting here
45 minutes from London Victoria.
By train: London Victoria to Haywards Heath (45 minutes), then a 10-minute taxi to The Bull. We can arrange the cab.
By car: 1hr 15 from central London via the M23/A23. Free on-site parking for guests.
Gatwick is 25 minutes north; Brighton is 30 minutes south.
