Birch Grove, Ashdown Forest

Name: Birch Grove
Address: Ashdown Forest, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Ashdown Forest

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Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England is a country house dating from 1926. It was the family home of the British prime minister Harold Macmillan, Earl of Stockton, who died there in 1986. During Macmillan's time, Charles De Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Jawaharlal Nehru and John F. Kennedy stayed as guests at Birch Grove. The house is now owned by the Scottish entrepreneur James Hay. Birch Grove is a Grade II listed building. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 51°3'22"N, 0°0'38"E

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Ashdown Forest United Kingdom

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Birch Grove – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stone Farm Rocks, Standen, St Margaret's Church, Poohsticks.

3.2 miNW
Climbing
Stone Farm Rocks
83 min walk • Nestled in the verdant countryside of the United Kingdom, Stone Farm Rocks presents a haven for climbing enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. This renowned climbing spot, characterized by its sandstone outcrops, offers a unique and challenging experience for climbers...
3.4 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Standen, East Grinstead
88 min walk • 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. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.2 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly
81 min walk • St Margaret's Church is an Anglican church in the village of West Hoathly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. By the late 11th century, a simple single-room stone building existed on the high, open ridge upon which the village developed.
4.3 miNE
Bridge
Poohsticks, Ashdown Forest
110 min walk • Poohsticks is a game first mentioned in The House at Pooh Corner, a Winnie-the-Pooh book by A. A. Milne. It is a simple game which may be played on any bridge over running water; each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner.
4 miS
Park
Sheffield Park Garden
103 min walk • Sheffield Park Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed as a woodland garden in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust.
4.3 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Forest Way
111 min walk • The Forest Way is a linear Country park providing walking, cycling, horse riding and the quiet enjoyment of the countryside. It runs for around 16 km from East Grinstead to Groombridge.
3.2 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
The Priest House, West Hoathly
82 min walk • The Priest House is a Grade II* listed fifteenth century timber framed hall house in the centre of West Hoathly, in West Sussex, England. It is close to The Cat Inn and St Margaret's Church. It is now a museum, open to the public six days a week from March to October.
3 miSW
Museum
Bluebell Railway
76 min walk • The Bluebell Railway is an 11 mi heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead, with intermediate stations at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote.
4.4 miW
Church
St Peter's Church
112 min walk • St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
2.7 miE
Windmill
Nutley Windmill, Ashdown Forest
69 min walk • Nutley Windmill is a grade II* listed open trestle post mill at Nutley, East Sussex, England which has been restored to working order.
3 miE
Park
Old Lodge, Ashdown Forest
77 min walk • Old Lodge is a 103.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Crowborough in East Sussex. It is privately owned. It is managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust.