National Trust Bateman's - Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling, Burwash, East Sussex
Details
Accessibility
Disability Toilet and Baby Changing Facilities.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans#Facilities%20and%20access
"Designated mobility parking near Visitor Reception. The surface is tarmacked.
Partly accessible grounds with some brick paths.
Adapted toilet at Visitor Reception
You are welcome to borrow a wheelchair from Visitor Reception.
Assistance dogs on short leads are permitted in all areas.
To facilitate social distancing a one-way route will be in place in some areas of the garden, please follow the advisory signs on site. At other times you may need to walk or wait on the grass.
To enable social distancing we are limiting numbers inside the ground floor of the house and there is a queuing system in place. Please be aware there may be a queue to enter the house at busier times.
Full access statement is below, but please note that some parts of this property may be closed on your visit"
https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/documents/access-guide/1431729834173-batemans.pdf
Brief description
"Bateman's is a 17th century house set in the stunning landscape of the Sussex Weald. Bought by Rudyard Kipling and his wife, who fell in love with the house at first sight, it became a family home. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans/features/house-at-batemans
A modest yet charming sandstone house, Bateman's was completed around 1634 for a prosperous ironmaster. It was used a farm house after the demise of the Sussex iron industry, before Rudyard Kipling bought the house in 1902 and lived here with his family until his death in 1936.
The garden that made Rudyard Kipling feel like an English country gentleman is a feast for the eyes in any season; from spring blossom to summer roses, autumn apples to winter trees."
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans/the-gardens
"Park Mill was very much loved by Kipling and he incorporated it into his 'Puck of Pook's Hill' stories, ‘below the mill dam’ and ‘Sussex', which were written at Bateman's. It is believed that there has been a mill on this site since the late 1200s."
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans/features/batemans-mill-a-treat
Address
Bateman’s
Bateman’s Lane
Burwash
East Sussex TN19 7DS
Phone
01485 882302
Website
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans
Directions
"½ mile south of Burwash. A265 west from Burwash, first turning on left after you leave the village, just before petrol filling station. Please do not use SatNav instructions taking you down School Lane by the war memorial as this road is very narrow. Please look out for National Trust signs.
Parking: NT members free, £4 for cars, £50 for un-booked coaches. On weekdays you don’t need to pre-book your visit. At busier times, like weekends, bank holidays and school holidays, booking is recommended to guarantee entry.
SatNav: Please do not follow SatNav instructions that direct you left at the war memorial as this road is extremely narrow. Continue along the main high street and take the left down Bateman's Lane as you are leaving the village.
Our pay & display car park is open, and is £4 per car for non-members. National Trust members park free. Please park considerately in the marked bays. We also have accessibility parking available close to the visitor entrance. The bays are clearly signed.
After parking, please make your way to our visitor reception where a member of our welcome team will ask to confirm your booking or advise if entry is possible if not pre-booked. The team will maintain appropriate social distance measures if they are outside the building or are positioned behind a perspex screen for your (and their) protection when inside. Contactless and card payments are our preferred method of payment but our tills can now accept cash too.
By cycle Cycle route information "Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/place-pages/24/pages/opening-times-calendar
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans#Prices
Transport
"By bus
Amenities
House open to the public
Garden
Shop
Tea-room
Mill https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans/features/batemans-mill-a-treat
See https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans#Facilities%20and%20access
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
939 metres*
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1,139 metres*
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1,139 metres*
1,234 metres*
St Thomas a Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex
1.90 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.