'Heritage' Sights/Sites Here are just a few
of the sights of historical interest you can find in the county. Click on the links to find out more! BatemansOn the A265 north west of Hastings and north east of Eastbourne, Bateman's, the former home of Rudyard Kipling, is in the village of Burwash. Now owned by the National Trust the property is open to the public. Bodiam Castle 10 miles north west of Winchelsea and south of Hawkhurst, in the far east of the county.Bodiam Castle stands in a lake like moat covered in water lilies. Sir Edward
Dalyngrigge using the very latest in military design features of the day built it in 1385 by Royal Licence of Richard II 'for the defence of the adjacent country against our enemies'. It was also a 'modern', well-appointed mansion. The castle did not see any action at that time but did see military action on two occasions. On both it surrendered rapidly, more mansion than castle?
The 2nd surrender was to General Waller's Parliamentary army who besieged it during the Civil War. Since then it has not been inhabited.
The reference books get a little confused about the situation at the end of the 17th century when the castle, now in a state of severe disrepair, was either dismantled or 'saved' by 'Mad' Jack Fuller. It was again rescued and preserved by Lord Curzon of Kedleston and bequeathed to the nation in 1925. Today, from without, the castle looks like a typical castle with the great gatehouse, massive curtain walls and 60 feet high, drum towers at each corner just as the day it
was built. However from within it is a roofless, well-preserved ruin with a well-manicured lawn for a courtyard.
Bodiam Castle was voted 6th in the "Best Castle for Kids" who love to explore its nooks and crannies | 
