The High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has a wealth of historic country houses and castles to visit, along with breathtaking countryside, close to the South Coast. The following are just a few suggested highlights, most within 35 miles and under 1 hour drive from Udiam Farm.
For the more adventurous, central London is just 1 hour 5 minutes from Etchingham Station. The Eurostar terminal at Ashford International is just 47 minutes away for trains to Paris Gare du Nord in under 2 hours.
Batemans - Home of Rudyard Kipling - Burwash, East Sussex
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans
TN19 7DS
9.3 miles, 19 minutes
Battle Abbey and 1066 Battleground, Battle, East Sussex
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/1066-battle-of-hastings-abbey-and-battlefield/
TN33 0AD
7.3 miles, 14 minutes
Bedgebury Pinetum, cycle hire and GoApe, Bedgebury, Kent
https://bedgeburypinetum.org.uk/your-visit/
TN17 2SJ
8.5 miles, 17 minutes
Bewl Water, Lamberhurst, Kent - Water Sports and Sailing
TN3 8JH
11 miles, 20 minutes
Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, East Sussex
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle
TN32 5UA
1.2 miles, 3 minutes
Bodiam Boating Station, Newenden, Kent - For Kayak rental
www.bodiamboatingstation.co.uk
TN18 5PP
6.2 miles, 14 minutes
Camber Sands, Camber, East Sussex
www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/attractions/camber-sands
TN31 7RH
16 miles, 33 minutes
Chartwell, Westerham, Kent - Home of Winston Churchill
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell
TN16 1PS
35 miles, 52 minutes
East Sussex National - Golf Club & Spa, Little Horsted, East Sussex
TN22 5ES
24 miles, 46 minutes
Great Dixter House and Garden, Northiam, East Sussex
TN31 6PH
4.9 miles, 14 minutes
Hastings, East Sussex
www.visit1066country.com/explore-1066-country/hastings
TN34 1JU
11 miles, 25 minutes
Hawkhurst Fish Farm, Hawkhurst, Kent - Carp Fishing
http://hawkhurstfishfarm.co.uk
TN18 4RT
2.9 miles, 5 minutes
Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent - Home of Anne Boleyn
TN8 7NG
34 miles, 56 minutes
Kent and East Sussex Steam Railway, Bodiam, East Sussex
TN32 5UD
0.9 miles, 3 minutes
Leeds Castle, Leeds, Kent - Palace of King Henry VIII
ME17 1PL
22 miles, 41 minutes
Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst, East Sussex
TN5 7HE
6.6 miles, 12 minutes
Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst, Kent
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scotney-castle
TN3 8JD
12 miles, 22 minutes
Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard, Sedlescombe, East Sussex
TN32 5SA
2.6 miles, 4 minutes
Sedlescombe Golf Club, Sedlescombe, East Sussex
http://sedlescombegolfclub.co.uk
TN33 0SD
5.7 miles, 10 minutes
Sissinghurst Castle and Gardens, Sissinghurst, Kent
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden
TN17 2AB
11 miles, 23 minutes
Sheffield Park, Nr East Grinstead, West Sussex
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheffield-park-and-garden
TN22 3QX
29 miles, 55 minutes
Tenterden, Kent - Handsome town also Kent & East Sussex Railway
TN30 6HE
11 miles, 24 minutes