Alfriston Clergy House
| Address |
The Tye
Alfriston
Polegate
East Sussex
BN26 5TL
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| Phone |
01323 870001 |
| Opening times |
- 3 March– 11 March 07 11am–4pm Saturday Sunday
- 17 Mar–28 Oct 07 10–5 Mo We Th Sa Su
- 29 Oct–16 Dec 07 11–4 Mo We Th Sa Su
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| Special features |
No toilet, no catering! |
| Dog friendly? |
Dogs allowed on leads in the garden. |
| Child friendly? |
There are five steps to the house entrance and very narrow corridors and small rooms unsuitable for pushchairs. |
| Description |
This 14th-century thatched Wealden 'hall house' has chalk and sour milk floor – which smells distinctly like plain yoghurt, especially in summer. The cottage garden is right beside Alfriston's parish church, with views across the river. The front garden full of colourful cottage plants, which leads to a small orchard at one side, and lawned area. The back garden and small grassed terrace, together with raised herbaceous borders overloook the River Cuckmere. There are several other 'garden rooms' including a vegetable garden with raised beds that usually exhibits the plants – including medicinal herbs – that the might have been expected to grow in this region. |
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Alfriston photograph by basykes used under a creative commons licence
