Burwash Weald

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Included in the same parish as Burwash are Burwash Common and Burwash Weald, which are located within 3 miles to the West of Burwash village. These more rural hamlets don’t have as many facilities (Burwash Weald has a good pub and Burwash Common has a plant nursery with village shop/café, a pavilion for local groups / societies / classes / events and a trout fishery with tap room), but if you are looking for a more rural life within a few minutes drive of Burwash village, they are beautiful places to live.

The village displays a number of medieval buildings and has retained many of its High Street facilities including two public houses (The Rose & Crown, a traditional 15th Century pub, offering local ales and good food, and The Bear Inn, a family pub and motel with stunning views to the rear), a tea/coffee (and cake) shop, friendly Burwash Stores, hairdressers, plus village hall, doctor’s surgery, churches (including St Bartholomew’s – a Grade II* listed medieval church that plays a central part in the community, including the production of a monthly village magazine that covers anything and everything to do with village life), an “outstanding” primary school (Ofsted 2024) and petrol station. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and offers lots of walking opportunities.

More comprehensive shopping facilities, including supermarkets, can be found at Heathfield (6.5 miles) and Hawkhurst (8 miles), with the larger shopping centres of Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne/Hastings being that little further away, but accessible in about 35 minutes.

Etchingham station is about 2.8 miles to the East and Stonegate station is about 3.8 miles to the North. They are both on the Hastings (St Leonards) line to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (Etchingham to London Bridge in about 1hr 6mins).

The A265 runs through the centre of the village from Hurst Green to Heathfield, providing fast road links to the local towns and A21, which in turn links to the M25 to the North and coast to the South.

In addition to the local primary school, there are other primary options in surrounding villages. Nearby Robertsbridge (5 miles) and Wadhurst (6 miles) have secondary schools. There are private schools in Robertsbridge (Vinehall School), Hawkhurst (St Ronan’s and Marlborough House Prep Schools), Battle (Battle Abbey School) and Mayfield (Skippers Hill Prep and Mayfield School), to name a few.

The village is best known for its National Trust Grade I listed property, Bateman’s – the former home of Rudyard Kippling.