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Ashdown Forest Llama Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, East Sussex,
RH18 5JN. Tel: 01825 712040. You can now take a llama for a relaxing
walk in private grounds set in the beautiful Ashdown Forest.
Llamas are naturally intelligent and inquisitive and love to
go for walk. Sorry, no dogs (except Guide Dogs) are allowed in
the Park or Visitor Centre. www.llamapark.co.uk. About 3 miles
south of East Grinstead.
The Bluebell Railway,
Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex, TN22 3QL. Tel: 01825 720825.
One of the largest tourist attractions in Sussex. Stations at
East Grinstead (a special bus runs from East Grinstead to Kingscote
Station), Kingscote, Horsted Keynes and Sheffield Park Station
(East of Haywards Heath), the headquarters and home to the small
exhibits Museum, model railway, restaurant and real ale bar,
The Bessemer Arms. No public car parking at Kingscote. www.bluebell-railway.co.uk.
Bus from East Grinstead to Kingscote station 3 miles west.
Spa Valley Railway, West Station, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent,
TN2 5QY. Telephone: 01892 537715. Tunbridge Wells is the location
of the railway's headquarters. Groombridge current limit for
passenger trains, although the line exists all the way to Eridge.
Location: Groombridge is about 7 miles east of East Grinstead.
Pooh Corner Ltd, High
Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AE. Tel: 01892 770456. The
Pooh Corner shop, in the High Street of Hartfield village, dates
from around the 1690's. The shop is home to the world's largest
selection of Winnie-the-Pooh products. It is situated in the
village where the famous stories were written by A.A.Milne in
the 1920's. www.pooh-country.co.uk. About 5 miles east of East
Grinstead.
Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, nr Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17
6TN. Tel: 01444 894000. Kew's 'country garden', with plants from
across the world. 500 acres of walled and water gardens. National
Trust. Charges apply. About 5 miles south west of East Grinstead.
Chiddingstone Castle,
Near Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7AD. Tel: 01892 870347. Chiddingstone
Castle, a museum within a squire’s home, is open for the
nation to enjoy - for visiting, educational visits, as a wedding
and conference venue, and is licensed for civil partnerships.
Check website for opening dates. www.chiddingstone-castle.org.uk.
About 7 miles north east of East Grinstead.
Hever Castle & Gardens, Hever, Nr Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG.
Tel: 01732 865224. Come and visit this thirteenth century romantic
castle - once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Set in magnificent
gardens, laid out between 1904 and 1908. Also Adventure Playground,
Yew Maze, Water Maze and more. www.hever-castle.co.uk. About
7 miles north east of East Grinstead.
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