Saxons Cinder Hill
Sleeps 2
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
1 Pets
Saxons - Facilities
- BBQ
- Bicycle Storage
- Electricty / Utilities Included
- Garden / Patio Enclosed
- Patio / Garden
- Local Pub
- TV
- WiFi / Internet Access
- Bedding / Towels Included
- Cot
- Washing Machine
- En Suite All Bedrooms
- On Site Parking
Saxons
Paradise for steam enthusiasts! Bordering the Bluebell Railway which is within 2 miles of Horsted Keynes and 5 miles from Sheffield Park Gardens. This is a bright and spacious self catering wing of Saxons in this most glorious setting in Mid Sussex. The outlook is across gentle rolling countryside with National Trust properties nearby. Wakehurst Place Sheffield Park Gardens and Standen are all within 5 miles and the famous Bluebell Railway passes 150 yards from the end of the garden.
Saxons is just north of Horsted Keynes, offering ideal accommodation for two people. In addition a cot can be made available for families with a very young child without compromising on space. The living room downstairs is relaxing and bright and opens out onto a private patio and a country garden beyond. Upstairs, the bedroom is dual aspect with wonderful views across the surrounding countryside. The only noise around here is birdsong and the occasional steam train it is that tranquil. Saxons is comprehensively equipped with a fully fitted American style kitchen and a large modern bathroom featuring a bath and wall-mounted shower attachment as an en-suite to the bedroom.
Sharpthorne is a small village 1 mile north of Saxons that is located right next to the tunnel on the Bluebell Railway. The Bluebell celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010 and runs from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead where it connects with mainline services. This takes the line to a total distance of about 12 miles, passing through some of the most picturesque Sussex countryside that you will find. The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers and has the largest collection of steam engines in the UK outside of The National Railway Museum. Right beside the station at Sheffield Park Sheffield Park Garden is a magnificent informal landscape garden laid out in the 18th Century by Capability Brown. Four lakes form the centrepiece of the garden. There are dramatic shows of daffodils and bluebells in spring and the rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular in early summer.
To the west Wakehurst Place is the National Trust’s most visited place and home to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. It is a feast for the senses Wakehurst features natural woodland and lakes formal gardens an Elizabethan house and the 21st-century architecture of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank which contains conserved seeds from ten per cent of the world’s plant species. Like Wakehurst Place, it is open daily.
Immediately to the south of East Grinstead, Standen is hidden at the end of a quiet Sussex lane with breath-taking views over the High Weald and Weirwood Reservoir. The design of the house is a monument to the combined genius of architect Philip Webb and his friend William Morris. The beautiful hillside gardens provide year-round interest.
A little further afield at Handcross Nymans House and Gardens is another National Trust property and so similar in appeal to both Sheffield Park and Wakehurst Place while the Ardingly Reservoir which nestles into the wooded hillside near to Balcombe offers many walks and the opportunity to watch water sports on the 198 acres of water. Beach 20 miles. Pub and shop 1 mile, restaurant 1½ miles.
