Days out from London, reviewed honestly
Every castle, garden, village and viewpoint on this blog is somewhere Doru Constantinescu and the drivers actually go. When a place is a tourist trap, we say so. When it is worth the tank of petrol and the early start, we say that too.
GUIDE No. 14 · CASTLES · EAST SUSSEX
Bodiam Castle: the one that looks like a child drew it, in a good way
Verdict: worth it, before 11am
Castles
the ones worth the moatGardens
green, and honest about the entry feeSissinghurstsoon
Great Dixtersoon
RHS Wisleysoon
Villages
chocolate box, or chocolate trapRyesoon
Castle Combesoon
Lavenhamsoon
Viewpoints
worth the climb, or notBox Hillsoon
Devil's Dykesoon
Leith Hillsoon
the no-driving version
Some readers do this as a driven day trip: picked up in London, at the gates before the coaches, the good lunch spot booked, home by six. The car waits, nobody checks the parking app. We run these through Klass Chauffeur, the sister firm that keeps this blog going.
Book the driven version
Any of these days out, done for you: picked up in London, at the gates before the coaches, home by evening. Send the date and you get a fixed price back within the hour.