Green Guide

Welcome Walkers and Cyclists

PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION FOR GUESTS (PDF 11kb)

Walkers and Cyclists are welcome at Beech Hill Farm to Stay in either The Coach House or The Studio as self-catering accommodation on our farm. Each unit is at the opposite end of the estate so you do not have your privacy compromised in any way. Some guests drive here with their bikes, others hire locally and the intrepid and the fit arrive on the doorstep having caught a train from Victoria to Polegate on the Eastbourne line with their bikes, cycled up the Cuckoo Trail (see www.sustrans.org.uk ) to Hellingly or North Corner near Horam and then across by the lanes to Beech Hill Farm.

Local Walks

You can see more about routes and walks on www.eastsussex.gov.uk/pathstoprosperity . There are guided walks as well as many different routes and circuits. You can build in pub lunches by walking or cycling from the door (muddy in winter!) and explore the Pevensey Levels, Cuckmere Haven and many other wonderful and varied terrains.

If you would like to combine a personal retreat or quiet week-end you could consider joining a guided walk with a difference by contacting Louise Gorst on www.solesandsouls.co.uk and discover the beauty of the South Downs near Lewes on a special Walk for Well-Being.

Comments from a recent visitor June 207

I was looking for somewhere I could afford to stay by myself that was within easy reach of London. For couples or groups of friends with cars, there are lots of options when it comes to finding self-catering accommodation out in beautiful countryside. Not so if, like me, you want a few days on your own and you don't drive. The Studio turned out to be the perfect solution.

I caught a train from London Bridge that took just over an hour to arrive at Battle; it also stops at Charing Cross and they leave every half-hour or so. There was a cab waiting at the taxi rank outside Battle station, and this cost £16 (not including tip) to get me to Beech Hill Farm. My journey door-to-door was less than 2.5 hours.

The food I had ordered from the local village shop a few days previously had been delivered to the Studio that morning so I was able to eat lunch straight away. There was plenty of space and light and a wooden floor - perfect for yoga self-practice - and I was free to sing and play my guitar without anyone bothering me or being bothered!

Everyone is friendly and helpful if you need something, but you don't feel you have to make conversation or be sociable.

Walks

I started off on the Rushlake Green Walk from The Horse and Groom and as I got about 2/3 of the way through I was scared to pass a sheep that was staring at me in a field(!)...