Author : Susan Inglis Category : A treat at..., Places of Interest
Tags : A treat at, Bateman's, Burwash, Rudyard Kipling, The Rose and Crown
As a welcome break during our visit to Burwash, on an extremely hot, late August Sunday, we stopped for a family lunch at the “Rose and Crown”, although the only part of the pub which can be seen from the main road is its sign. Undeterred, we walked down a side road, to find a […]
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Author : Susan Inglis Category : Places of Interest, War Memorials
Tags : Bateman's, Burwash, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, John Kipling, Rudyard Kipling
The village of Burwash may well date back to the 11th Century, and certainly the church which stands at its heart, The Church of St Bartholomew, was built in 1090. Over the ensuing centuries, this picturesque market town expanded, until by the mid-eighteenth century, it housed over fifty shops, which continued to thrive until the […]
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Author : Susan Inglis Category : A visit to..., Places of Interest
Tags : Bateman's, Burwash, Carrie Kipling, John Kipling, National Trust, Rudyard Kipling
In 1902, when Rudyard Kipling purchased Bateman’s for £9,300, he was buying himself a little piece of England, and the privacy which he and his family craved. Now, over a hundred years later, the property is maintained and managed by the National Trust and very little has changed since his widow, Carrie, bequeathed the house […]
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