Welcome to East Grinstead SHOPPING ATTRACTIONS HISTORIC HOUSES LEISURE Whatever place you’re into Discover more at your local leisure centre! Fully fitted gym 60+ fitness classes a week Personal training Swimming pool Racquet sports Childrens activities Contact us for more information Kings Centre 01342 328616 placesleisure.org Places for People Leisure Ltd working in partnership with Mid Sussex District Council Welcome to East Grinstead burnt at the stake in 1556. A memorial plaque to Pte Sidney Godley the first non-commissioned recipient of the Victoria Cross 1914 lies at the base of the War Memorial; Flower beds here are re planted annually to commemorate important anniversaries and events of local or national importance and these have become an Historic High Street anticipated attraction. There are fabulous, sometimes highly Welcome to the beautiful scented, floral displays all medieval market town of East year with themed planting Grinstead. Situated 20 minutes from mid- summer. from Gatwick Airport and an hour from both London and East Grinstead Museum houses important collections the South Coast, it is an ideal from the base from which to explore the Queen Victoria museum including counties of Kent, Surrey and Hospital work by plastic surgeon Sussex. With Ashdown Forest, Sir Archibald McIndoe. home to Winnie-the-Pooh and His pioneering procedures a wealth of famous houses, at the QVH during WW2, gardens, sporting activities, treating badly burned airman, vineyards, fine dining and who called themselves the country hotels nearby, there is afforded him truly something for everyone. Guinea Pigs, world renown. Memorial Our magnificent Historic High Statue to Sir Archibald, by Street, a conservation area, Martin Jennings, can be is full of timber framed Tudor seen in the High Street. and Medieval buildings with an Just a short walk away is interesting mix of independent Chequer Mead Theatre and shops, bars and cafes. The with a dynamic golden sandstone building of Arts Centre Sackville College, founded as alms-houses in 1609, is open to the public through the summer. Lyrics to the carol ‘Good King Wenceslas’ were written here by John Mason Neale. His tomb can be seen within the grounds of St Swithun’s Church along with memorial stones to three Protestant Martyrs, Standen House and Garden 3 program of performances celebrated. You can even and the parkland grounds of receive a certificate to prove your visit to both the Eastern East Court Mansion where and Western Hemispheres the Greenwich Meridian from the Town Council. passes through and is The Bluebell Railway runs preserved steam trains from East Grinstead to Sheffield Park Station, a return journey covering 20 miles through the beautiful Sussex countryside. It takes about 15 minutes to walk into the town centre from the Bluebell and mainline stations. On the outskirts of the town within the Kingscote Valley is the National Trust property East Court Mansion of Standen; an outstanding © Arka Cartographics 01342 823423 EAST GRINSTEAD TOURIST INFORMATION A service of East Grinstead Town Council 4 example of an Arts and Crafts East Grinstead Tourist house retaining William Morris wallpapers and textiles. This Information Library area is rich in history and offers Buildings, West Street, the visitor a wealth of activities RH19 4SR 01342 410121 with leisure and cultural appeal. [email protected] East Grinstead has so much www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk to offer with a host of annual www.visiteastgrinstead.com events; a Vintage Bus day, a May Fair, a Donkey Derby, a series of one day music, picnic concerts: East Court Live and our Christmas weeks are amazing. You don’t want to miss ‘The Big Reveal’, our festive window display and lights switch on in November. Visit East Grinstead; we’re hoping to share all this and more with you. Town Centre Christmas ‘Big Reveal’ 01342 312570 Tel: Designed, produced and printed by: EAST GRINSTEAD TOURIST INFORMATION Library Buildings, West Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4SR United Kingdom A service of East Grinstead Town Council Tel 01342 [email protected] www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk Frontline are proud to be working in partnership with East Grinstead Town Council 5 Godstone Farm Discover Explore Play www.godstonefarm.co.uk British Wildlife Centre Discover over 40 different British wild species from tiny harvest mice to magnificent red deer l badgers l foxes l wildcats l owl displays l walk among red squirrels l otters & more It’s a REAL natural history experience! OPEN EVERY WEEKEND & DAILY DURING STATE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (excl 24/25/26 Dec) Eastbourne Rd (A22), Newchapel, Lingfield RH7 6LF 01342 834658 Otter cub www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk Discover the High Street SOMETHING ELSE Fashion Jewellery, Traditional values, Italian Clothes modern approach. & Accessories. 01342 324616 Suzi 07913 911030 www.colesestateagents.com [email protected] [email protected] F.A. ANDERSON Gun Shop and The Bookshop Country Clothing Books, cards & tearooms. 01342 325604 01342 322669 [email protected] www.eastgrinsteadbookshop.co.uk [email protected] www.faanderson.co.uk THE MARKET Independent TV & Hi-Fi Specialist SQUARE 01342 328065 Food & Wine www.futureaudio.co.uk Company [email protected] 01342 300355 [email protected] An independent, family run coffee shop serving locally roasted coffee and fresh local produce. Independent 01342 457157 Hair Salon. 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Rare shrubs, champion trees and outdoor ‘rooms’. Events, shop, plant sales, cafe. Dogs welcome. 01444 450326 www.bordehill.co.uk ¢ ~ ⁄ ≠ Q P ≤ ª H British Wildlife Centre See the finest collection of native wildlife in Britain with over 40 species on display from tiny mice to magnificent red deer… and everything in between! Open weekends and during state school holidays (excl. 24/25/26 Dec). On the A22 near Lingfield. 01342 834658 www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk ¢ ~ ∏ Q g P ≤ H Drusillas Park Award winning Drusillas Park offers a fun-tastic day out that includes the best small Zoo in Europe, brilliant play areas, awesome kids rides, Hello Kitty Secret Garden and new for 2019 The Rainforest Carousel (due to open Spring 2019)! It certainly is ‘No Ordinary Zoo’. 01323 874100 www.drusillas.co.uk ¢ ~ ⁄ ≠ Q g P ≤ Â H East Grinstead Library & Tourist Information Office Follow the signs to the Library Building in West Street. Offering an information hub for the town. Internet access and WiFi available. Closed Sundays. 01342 410121 (Tourism Office) 01342 332900 (Library) www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk/tourism Q ¢ Picnic area ⁄ Tea rooms 5 Canoeing 0 Sailing ≠ Licensed Q Wheelchair access ~ Views ∏ Bird watching/sanctuary g Wild animals 8 Gravetye Manor Gravetye Manor is a Michelin starred restaurant and luxury Elizabethan manor house hotel set in 1000 acres of rolling Sussex countryside and surrounded by world renowned gardens. 01342 810567 www.gravetyemanor.co.uk ~ ≠ Q H + Heaven Farm Bluebell nature trail, woodland, ponds, wallabies and deer. Tea rooms serving coffee, lunches and cream teas, Grannys Ice Cream Parlour and gift shop, farm shop. Caravans and camping. Weddings or special ceremonies in beautiful woodland setting. Open daily 10am-5pm. Free entry into farm.