Burwash Common
Burwash, archaically known as Burghersh, is a rural village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England.
Burwash, archaically known as Burghersh, is a rural village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. Situated in the High Weald of Sussex some 15 miles (24 km) inland from the port of Hastings, it is located five miles (8.0 km) south-west of Hurst Green, on the A265 road, and on the River Dudwell, a tributary of the River Rother. In an area steeped in history, some nine miles (14 km) to the south-east lies Battle Abbey and eight miles (13 km) to the east is Bodiam Castle.
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Worth seeing in and around Burwash Common
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bateman's
Bateman's is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, England. It was the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936.
1.4 km · 17th-century house museum in Burwash, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02The Parish Church of St Bartholomew
St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church in the village of Burwash, East Sussex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
300 m · church building in Burwash, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Holmshurst Manor
Holmshurst Manor is a Jacobean country house near Burwash in East Sussex, England. In 1970 it was purchased by Roger Daltrey of the Who.
3.5 km · country house in Burwash, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Burwash Common
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 43 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 79 km · London Stansted (STN), 99 km
- Stations
- Etchingham railway station, 3.8 km · Stonegate railway station, 2.9 km
- London → Burwash Common67 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £8–11
- London, Essex → Burwash Common67 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £8–11
- Luton, Luton → Burwash Common113 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £14–19
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No local-transport research exists yet for Burwash Common
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Burwash Common. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAfter a checkered history ferries to Newhaven run to Dieppe (run by DFDS) throughout the year, taking 5 and 4 hours.
- Get inAlternatively, tickets can be bought at the two ports, the ferry port in Newhaven is on the East Quay, while in Dieppe it is the east of the main harbour, both are well signposted The ferries to Dieppe are some of the newest sailing in the English Channel, and due to the former troubled history of the route (and massive subsidies) this can be cheaper than Dover to Calais, also the view from the ferries of the Seven Sisters and Cuckmere Haven is beautiful.
- Go nextRunning from Eastbourne in the east all the way to Petersfield in the West, spanning three counties the South Downs Way is a popular walking path with numerous books and guides out there.
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Next door to Burwash Common
- Wealdan area of South East England700 m
- Etchinghamvillage in East Sussex, England, UK2.8 km
- Oxley's Greenhamlet in Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England3.7 km