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This week: Groombridge Place

You may not realise it but there are all sorts of interesting and unusual places to visit on the Brighton & Hove bus network – stretching out to Eastbourne, the South Downs, and Groombridge Place to name but a few.

Groombridge Place
Groombridge Place Manor House and its elegant 17th century gardens were used as a location for the 2005 film ‘Pride and Prejudice’.
The Groombridge Place estate is approximately 200 acres and includes a canal, vineyard, arable farmland, and area of ancient woodland. The house is a private residence but the gardens, canal and woodlands have been opened up to the public since the 1990s.
There are plenty of activities for children here. They can enjoy stunning birds of prey displays in the grounds (not on Mondays except Bank Holiday Mondays), or explore the magical mystical Enchanted Forest – an ancient woodland full of very unusual secrets! Events are held here throughout the summer.
Check out the website groombridgeplace.com for more information about what you can do and entry prices.

Getting there
To get to Groombridge from Brighton requires a change of bus at Tunbridge Wells. Brighton & Hove’s Regency Route 29, which runs up to every 30 minutes, will get you to Tunbridge Wells, then hop on a Metrobus Route 291 to Groombridge, which runs hourly, the journey to Groombridge Place takes about 10-15 minutes. Alight at the Crown Inn or Station Road Stops in the village of Groombridge.
Full times can be found at buses.co.uk/29 and metrobus.co.uk/291
The best tickets to get are a Saver ticket for the Brighton leg of your journey and a return ticket on the Metrobus part of your journey.
If there is more than one of you a Family Discovery ticket – £16 from the driver – will cover you all the way there and back – the Family ticket is valid for up to 5 people with a maximum of 2 adults.
There are a range of tickets available for day travel, from individual tickets to Family tickets – visit www.buses.co.uk to find out more.