East Grinstead

Worth seeing in and around East Grinstead

10 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.

1. 01
   London England Temple

   The London England Temple is the twelfth operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is located in Newchapel, Surrey, England. The temple serves church members in southern and central England, and south Wales.

   4.6 km · LDS Church temple in Newchapel, Surrey, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Saint Hill Manor

   Saint Hill Manor is a Grade II listed country house at Saint Hill Green, near East Grinstead in West Sussex, England. It was constructed in 1792 and had several notable owners before being purchased by L. Ron Hubbard and becoming the British headquarters of Church of Scientology.

   2.7 km · country house in Saint Hill Green, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   British Wildlife Centre

   The British Wildlife Centre is a zoo in the hamlet of Newchapel near Lingfield, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1997 on the site of a former dairy farm.

   5.5 km · native wildlife center and zoo park in Surrey, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Weir Wood Reservoir

   Weir Wood Reservoir is a 153.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Forest Row in East Sussex. It is in High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an area of 32.6 hectares is a Local Nature Reserve which is owned by Southern Water and managed by East Sussex County Council and Southern Water.

   3.7 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Gravetye Manor

   Gravetye Manor is a manor house located near East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The former home of landscape gardener William Robinson, it is now a hotel and restaurant holding, in 2020, one star in the Michelin Guide, and is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, its gardens are also Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

   5.3 km · manor house, restaurant and gardens in West Hoathly, West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead

   Our Lady and St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in East Grinstead. It was built from 1897 to 1898 and designed by Frederick Walters.

   0 m · church building in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sackville College

   Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1609 with money left by Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset.

   900 m · Grade I listed building in Mid Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hammerwood Park

   Hammerwood Park is a country house in Hammerwood, 2.9 miles east of East Grinstead and 8.8 miles west of Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex, England. One of the first Greek Revival houses in England, it is a Grade I listed building.

   5.2 km · country house near East Grinstead, Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Standen

   Standen is an Arts and Crafts house located to the south of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The house and its surrounding gardens belong to the National Trust and are open to the public.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    West Hoathly SSSI

    West Hoathly SSSI is a 0.7-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sharpthorne in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

    6 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Sackville College

   A beautiful 17th-century sandstone almshouse, where the carol "Good King Wenceslas" was written.

2. 02
   Standen

   West Hoathly Road, RH19 4NE, standen@nationaltrust.org.uk.

3. 03
   St Swithun's

   The church stands on the highest ground in the town and was rebuilt in the 18th century (the tower dating from 1789) to a perpendicular design by James Wyatt.

4. 04
   East Grinstead Museum

   Old Market Yard, Cantelupe Road, RH19 3BJ (just off the High Street), info@eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk.

From Wikivoyage: East Grinstead, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Check out the local Theatre & Arts Centre, Chequer Mead - one of the best purpose-built venues in the south, with a good range of professional and community-based events.

1. 01
   Bluebell Railway

   Firbank Way, East Grinstead RH19 1QS (http://www.bluebell-railway.com/directions/), info@bluebell-railway.co.uk.

2. 02
   Lingfield Park Racecourse

   Unusually, this has flat-racing all year round, using artificial Polytrack in winter.

3. 03
   British Wildlife Centre

   Eastbourne Rd, Newchapel, Lingfield RH7 6LF, info@britishwildlifecentre.co.uk.

From Wikivoyage: East Grinstead, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Express all have outlets in the town. A few Italian chains like Prezzo and Pizza express have restaurants on the historic high street. Cuisine Studio (in the town's Theater & Arts Centre, Chequer Mead). One of the best and least well-known to visitors (but not to locals!) Lots of take-away outlets in the town.

1. 01
   Taylors

   Generally considered to be the best place for fish and chips, with queues stretching out onto the street at weekends.

From Wikivoyage: East Grinstead, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to East Grinstead

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 12 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 49 km · London Stansted (STN), 86 km

Stations

East Grinstead railway station, 400 m · Dormans railway station, 3.1 km · Lingfield railway station, 5.3 km · Forest Row railway station, 5 km · Kingscote railway station, 3.8 km

• London → East Grinstead

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · £4.5–6
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• London, Essex → East Grinstead

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · £4.5–6
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• Luton, Luton → East Grinstead

  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · £11–15
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