ome of the major attractions of the South East of England are within easy reach of Old Whyly:

Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay

Wolsey Lodges

Great Dixter
Christopher Lloyds renowned garden

Sheffield Park
Spring and Autumn colours

Nymans
One of England's greatest gardens

Charleston Farm House
Home of the Bloomsbury Group

Batemans
Rudyard Kipling's house and garden

Bodiam Castle
The most romantic Castle in England

Sissinghurst
Vita Sackville-West's stunning garden

Brighton
Home of the Royal Pavilion and the Theatre Royal

Hever Castle
Anne Boleyn's home

Glyndebourne Opera
Old Whyly is personally recommended by the Opera House as a perfect place to stay

Lewes
Beautiful medieval county town with castle and full of art and antique shops

East Sussex National Golf Course
Less than two miles away

Eastbourne
Victorian seaside town with Devonshire Park tennis tournament

Drusillas Park
One of the best small animal zoos with lots of activities for the children

The Bluebell Railway
A must for Steam Train enthusiasts

Wakehurst Place
Outstanding botanical garden with world's largest seed conservation project, leased and run by RBG, Kew

Plumpton Races
Plumpton Racecourse is one of the most successful smaller jump racecourses in the country, staging sixteen National Hunt meetings from September to May

Lewes
Historic county town

Penshurst Place
One of the loveliest and ancestral homes surrounded by wonderful garden

Pashley Manor Gardens
Romantic gardens

Famous Lewes Bonfire Night on November 5th

East Hoathly Bonfire Night on the Saturday nearest to Remembrance Sunday
Some of the best Firework displays you will ever have seen. Early reservations for that weekend essential.