Mayfield (England)
Mayfield is a small rural village in East Sussex, in the South East of England.
Understand
St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (959-988) built a wooden church in Mayfield. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
Get in
By car
Mayfield is just off the A267.
By train
The nearest train station is Wadhurst (station code: WAD), which is about 10 minutes drive away.
By bus
There are bus services operated by Stagecoach from Mayfield High Street to Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells. During the day, these run half-hourly, but do not run late into the evening.
Get around
See
- 🌍 Argos Hill Mill. windmill built in 1835
- 🌍 St Dunstan's Church. Founded in 960 CE by St Dunstan. A stone church was built in the12th century by the Normans, but was destroyed by fire in1389, with only the tower surviving, and what you see today is mainly 17th century.
Do
Eat
- 🌍 Hen on the Gate Farm Shop, Claytons Farm, Newick lane, Mayfield, ☏ +44 11435 874852. Organic farm shop, selling meat, eggs and seasonal vegetables.
- Spiceway, High Street, ☏ +44 1435 872342. Used to be a restaurant, now only does takeaway.
Drink
- Rose & Crown, Fletching Street, ☏ +44 1435 873294. Serve food and drink, and have a Thursday tapas night.
Sleep
- 🌍 The Middle House, High Street, ☏ +44 1435 872146. Built in 1575 and once occupied by Sir Thomas Gresham, the Middle House has four bedrooms, bar food and an à la carte restaurant (mains from £20). There is also a beer garden, and accommodation. The owners have opened a delicatessen in the High Street selling bread, meat, cheese and vegetables.
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