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Bateman's tel: 01435 882302 Area: East Sussex |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk -- email: batemans {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Bateman's |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
26th Feb - 6th Mar, 11 - 4, Sat & Sun |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: No |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring Summer |
To
see: Wild garden Herbaceous Borders and Rose Garden. |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £8.60 child £4.30, family £21.20. Groups (15+) £7.50. Garden open free of charge in Nov & Dec Christmas Opening: £4.10 Child £2.15, Family £10.25 |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Dog creche available. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling; Left just as he left it, reflecting the author's exotic oriental tastes; Original illustrations for The Jungle Book, drawn by Detmold brothers; Delightful gardens run down to the River Dudwell and a working watermill; Kipling's 1928 Phantom 1 Rolls-Royce; Dog crche | English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Graham Stuart Thomas |
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| A charming 17th century house and garden much loved by the chronicler of Britain's imperial supremacy, who, though not yet entirely politically re-habilitated, provides a continuing fascination for the ready stream of visitors curious to know more of his domestic circumstances. The scene is set for visitors as they pass the herb border laden with spicy and curry scents and reach the Pear Alley where several varieties of pear share the supports with clematis and are complemented by colourful underplanting. Passing through the wrought-iron gates, visitors find herbaceous borders planted with hardy plants, such as Crocosmia 'Citronella' and Morina longifolia, to resist the frost prevalent here. South of the house, broad lawns with some fine trees and a pleached lime avenue are laid out with other features, such as some stone steps, in a curious alignment resulting in paths leading nowhere. Kipling's Rose Garden contains a sundial with the inscription "It is later than you think". Gardeners, as well as politicians and writers, might ponder on this. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The house dates from 1634 and was bought by Kipling in 1902 and was his home until his death in 1936. Many of his best-known works were written here and the nearby mill that features in 'Puck of Pook's Hill' and 'Rewards and Fairies' is a short walk away through the Wild Garden. Kipling built the boating pond near the Rose Garden using the money he was awarded for winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. The visitors' book notes that a number of guests' entries had the initials 'FIP' after them recalling that they had "Fallen in Pond"! A pair of wrought iron gates survive with the initials RK on them. | ||||||
| Nearby East Sussex Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Bull, Three Legged Cross, Bewl Water Farthings Farm, Catsfield, Battle |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Bear, Burwash The Rose and Crown The Bell |
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