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Lindfield, West Sussex

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A famous Sussex beauty spot, Lindfield is almost everyone's ideal of a perfect English village. Lindfield is built above the River Ouse, at the edge of the High Weald. The High Street is lined with historic buildings in an attractive mix of half-timber, and later Jacobean, Georgian, and Victorian styles. One of the more interesting buildings is Old Place, thought to have been built as a country cottage for Elizabeth I. Next to Old Place is another intriguing cottage thought to have been used as a hunting lodge by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII.

The first mention of Lindfield was in 765 AD, when the Saxon King Ealdwulf granted land here for the construction of a Minster church. The manor was later held by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The town was granted a market charter and the right to hold two annual fairs by Edward III in 1343, and the Lindfield sheep fair became one of the most active in the county. Those bucolic pursuits wee later supplanted by smuggling. On one famous occasion in 1782 over 300 horses carrying smuggled goods were led up Lindfield High Street. The smugglers are said to have built a network of tunnels near All Saints church, but if the tale is true, there are no signs of the tunnels to be seen today!

At the edge of the town is Eastern Road Nature Reserve, an important 9 acre reserve with wetland habitat for birds, insects, and butterflies. A few miles distant is Wakehurst Place, a National Trust property which houses the countryside collection of Kew Botanic Gardens.
Lindfield, West Sussex, England

About Lindfield
Attraction Type: Town
Location: 1 mile north of Haywards Heath, on the B2028
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Nearest Attractions Borde Hill Garden - 1.6 miles (Garden) Cuckfield Museum - 2.9 miles (Museum) Bluebell Railway - 3.6 miles (Family) Priest House - 4.1 miles (Historic Property) Sheffield Park - 4.2 miles (Garden) High Beeches Gardens - 5.6 miles (Garden) Nymans Garden - 5.7 miles (Garden) Saint Hill Manor - 6.5 miles (Historic House)

Nearest Towns and Villages Haywards Heath - 1.4 miles away Cuckfield - 2.5 miles away West Hoathley - 3.6 miles away Handcross - 6 miles away Ditchling - 6.8 miles away Worth - 7.1 miles away East Grinstead - 7.3 miles away Lower Beeding - 8.1 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

The Pilstyes - 0.2 miles from Lindfield Lindfield, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £600

Cottesmore Lodges, Musselborough - 7.9 miles from Lindfield Pease Pottage, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £450

Cottesmore Lodges, Troon - 7.9 miles from Lindfield Pease Pottage, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £450

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Nearest Hotels

Best Western Birch Hotel - 1.8 miles from Lindfield Haywards Heath, West Sussex Stay from: £73.00

Ockenden Manor - 3.1 miles from Lindfield Cuckfield, East Sussex Stay from: £99.00

The Roebuck Hotel, Forest Row - 5.7 miles from Lindfield Forest Row, East Sussex Stay from: £33.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

the chequers - 6 miles from Lindfield Slaugham, East Sussex From: £95.00

Barrington Lodge - 7.5 miles from Lindfield Crawley, West Sussex From: £34.00

The Gatwick Grove Guest House - 8.3 miles from Lindfield Gatwick, West Sussex From: £38.00

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Burgess Hill
Tourist Information Centre
Burgess Hill Town Council
96 Church Walk
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
England
RH15 9AS
Tel: 01444 238 202
Fax: 01444 233 707
Email: touristinformation@burgesshill.gov.uk
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