Historic Sussex Hotels - Ockenden Manor Leisure

A Private Collection of Historic Hotels in West Sussex

Leisure
Email us at: ockenden@hshotels.co.uk

A peaceful haven for those not wishing to embrace the more strenuous things in life... Ockenden Manor is a retreat in which you can simply relax and un-wind...With 9 acres of glorious gardens and grounds enjoy the magnificent views of the South downs.

In Cuckfield Village there is a Complementary Health centre which offers a range of massage treatments, and there are two superb Leisure Centres at Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.

There are some excellent cycle routes as well as riding or walking on the South Downs.

Mannings Heath Golf club, one of the finest in England, offers two championship courses and is just 15 minutes by car from the hotel.

Ockenden is the ideal base from which to discover the many Historic Houses and Gardens in the area;-

Gardens
Wakehurst Place - The country home of the Royal Botanic Society
Sheffield Park - A National trust site renowned for its rhododendrons
Nymans - Designed by the Messel family with walled gardens & Italian fountains
Borde Hill - Private gardens with magnificent magnolias & ‘Champion trees’
Leonardslee- 240 acres around 7 lakes with wild wallabies trimming the lawns !
High Beeches - 20 acres of rippling streams, still ponds and waterfalls

Historic Houses
Standen- Designed by Phillip Webb and is the show piece of the arts & crafts movement
The Priest House - A 15th century National Trust Wealden Hall house, with Folk Museum
The Clergy House - The 1st National Trust property protected since 1886
Bateman’s - The former home of Rudyard Kipling still retains his carefully preserved study
Michelham Priory - Founded in 1229 for Augustinian Monks, with a working water mill, smithy, rope museum and Physic Garden. The Great Barn is a venue for art & theatrical exhibitions throughout the year.
Hever Castle - The former home of Anne Boleyn 2nd wife of King Henry VIII

France - Enjoy a day out in France. Dieppe is just two hours away from Newhaven on the Super Seacat which runs from April to October and is operated by Hoverspeed.