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Garden Name: Bateman's
Last Modified: 01/02/2010
Garden ID: 0252

pic: 0252_Batemans.jpg

Owner: National Trust
Address:
Burwash
Etchingham

Postcode: TN19 7DS
County: East Sussex

tel: 01435 882302
fax: 01435 882811
website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
email: batemans {at} nationaltrust.org.uk

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 crche

English Heritage Grade:
II

Opening Times:
27th Feb - 7th Mar, 11 - 4, Sat & Sun
13th Mar - 31st Oct, 11 - 5, Sat - Wed; Last admission 4.30pm. Grounds close at 5.30pm
1st Nov - 22nd 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

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Spring
Summer

To see: 
Wild garden
Herbaceous Borders and Rose Garden.

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
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Viewing by Appointment: No
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: House & Mill: 13th Mar - 31st Oct 11 - 5, Sat - Wed
4th & 5th Dec, 11th &12th Dec, 18th & 19th Dec Sat - Wed

Admission Prices:
Adult £8.20 child £4.10, family £20.50. Groups (10+) £6.45. Garden open free of charge in Nov & Dec
Christmas Opening: £4.10 Child £2.05, Family £10.25

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: No
Only on Lead: No
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Dog creche available.


Designer: Graham Stuart Thomas
Description of Garden:
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: 
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.

Local Inns: 
The Bear, Burwash
The Rose and Crown
The Bell

Accomodation: 
Bull, Three Legged Cross, Bewl Water
Farthings Farm, Catsfield, Battle

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