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Rooms from £35 per person per night (inclusive of breakfast).
The Old Granary is situated in the High Street of Barcombe Cross, the Granary
was built in the 18thC. It is one of the original buildings of considerable
character in the centre of this traditional Sussex village which has remained
largely unspoiled.
The house has been improved internally with central heating in all
rooms. There are two double bedrooms with their own toilet facilities and one
twin bedroom on the ground floor with its own toilet, shower and
kitchenette. Off-street car parking facilities are available including the village
car park (50 yards away).
By car:
M25 onto M23 leading to A23. Turn left at
Brighton bypass onto A27 to Lewes. Turn left at first roundabout into Lewes.
Turn left at traffic lights by HM Prison onto A275. Continue north through Offham passing Cooksbridge station
and railway crossing. Take first turning right and then right again at bottom of hill. Follow sign posts to Barcombe,
pass Royal Oak PH and car park on right. The Old Granary is in the next group of houses with trees in font.
By train:
London (Victoria) to Lewes (about one
hour)
Gatwick to Lewes (35
minutes)
Brighton to Lewes (15
minutes)
There is an hourly bus service from
Lewes to Barcombe
Barcombe Cross is quietly situated four miles north of the county town
of Lewes and between the A275 (Lewes - East Grinstead) and the A26 (Lewes -
Uckfield) both linking with the A272. A route can be supplied to assist you to
find us from any direction
Please note that on the roadmap the village is called Barcombe Cross
but on the sign posts it is called Barcombe.
Barcombe Cross dates back to Roman times when it was at
the junction of the Greensand Way and the main London-Lewes road. (The Greensand
Way was a link road under the South Downs connecting farms and settlements from
Chichester to Lewes). The Domesday Book of 1086 refers to Barcombe Cross as
Bircham with water mills on the river Ouse at Barcombe Mills. These were
operative until 1938 when they were destroyed by fire. Pikes bridge is on the
site of the original built in 1066 and was the first toll bridge. Barcombe Mills
is within walking distance of the village and is very scenic with water scapes
and riverside walks. There is good fishing for sea trout. There are numerous
footpaths in and around the village giving access to interesting fauna and
flora.
The Royal Oak is about 100 yards from the Old Granary. It is a freehouse and
typical Sussex Inn with a pleasant dining room where excellent lunches and
evening meals are served. Bar snacks and a wide range of cask ales are
available.Advanced booking is recommended for evening meals at week-ends which we can
arrange for you.
The well-stocked village store and newsagent/post office is
nearby.
The surrounding area offers visitors many places of interest
and Outstanding Natural beauty including the South Downs and South Downs Way
and Ashdown Forest. National Trust gardens at Sheffield Park, Nymans and
Wakehurst Place and the Bluebell railway at Sheffield Park are all within a short
drive. There are historic houses at Firle and Glynde Place, Glyndebourne Opera
House is only ten minutes drive away.
There are numerous other places of interest in the area
including the Castle and Anne of Cleves house in Lewes, the Bloomsbury houses at
Charleston Farm House and Rodmell (NT), Kipling's houses - Batemans (NT) at Burwash
and The Elms at Rottingdean.
The coastal towns of Brighton and Eastbourne are
readily accessible along the A27 and Newhaven for the Cross Channel
ferries.
A warm country welcomes awaits you at the Old Granary in the Weald of
Sussex, where you are treated as personal guests and everything possible is done
to ensure your stay is both happy and interesting.
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