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Bateman's
 

Bateman's
Burwash
Etchingham

TN19 7DS

tel: 01435 882302
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Area: East Sussex
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Bateman's -- East Sussex
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Visitor Information

Email: batemans //at// nationaltrust.org.uk
Garden Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Bateman's
Last Update*  12-01-2011
East Sussex

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 Opening Days and Hours

NOTE for 2013: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk


26th Feb - 6th Mar, 11 - 4, Sat & Sun
12th Mar - 30th Oct, 11 - 5, Sat - Wed; Last admission 4.30pm. Grounds close at 5.30pm
31st Oct - 21st Dec, 11 - 4, Sat - Wed
Open Good Fri: 11-5. The mill grinds corn most Weds and Sats at 2. Last admission 30mins before closing

Parties / Coaches: Yes
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: No

House Open for Viewing: Yes
House & Mill: 12th Mar - 30th Oct 11 - 5, Sat - Wed
3rd & 4th Dec, 10th & 11th Dec, 17th & 18th Dec 11.30 - 3.30
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring
Summer
To see:
Wild garden
Herbaceous Borders and Rose Garden.
 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
 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
Other Facilities & Comments:
Dog creche available.
Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Garden Features & Events
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 crche English Heritage Garden Grade: II
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer: Graham Stuart Thomas
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.
 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
Restaurants:
Inns & Pubs:
The Bear, Burwash
The Rose and Crown
The Bell
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