The town of Crowborough lies in the High Weald of Sussex (700+ft [200m] above sea level) close to the Kentish border on the A26 road 4miles (6km) from Tunbridge Wells and 14 miles (23km) from Lewes. The name derives from the Old English `crawe beorg` = Crow Hill ; it was known as Crowberge in 1390. It is first mentioned in a deed of 1292 but doesn`t really break cover until the mid-18th century. There is evidence of early iron smelting in the area and it is known that the Romans were active throughout the Weald exploiting the rich iron ore deposits. Around 1740 Sir Henry Fermor left a sum of money for a chapel and school to be built in Crowborough; the church, All Saints, was completed in 1744 and was enlarged at the request of Lord Abergavenny in 1881-3 in the Victorian version of the Classical style, the tower is the C18th original. It was the arrival of the railway in 1868 and the publication in 1885 of a monograph extolling the virtues of the healthy climate of the place that brought about the towns expansion. Many rich Londoners brought plots of land keen to escape the atmosphere of the city, the towns most famous resident was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, who moved here in 1907 and lived at Windlesham Manor until his death in 1930; there is a statue to him in the town. Crowborough is in a glorious position surrounded by areas of outstanding beauty, the last twenty years has seen the population rise to around 25000 making it the largest inland town in East Sussex.
Attraction
Crowborough Caves
Davenport Vineyards
Classes
Council
Dentist
Ashdown Dental Surgery
Crowborough Dental Clinic
Doctor
Beacon Surgery
Brook Health Centre
Estate Agent
Beale Donald
Brooker Michael
Chaplins
General Accident Property Services
Halifax Property Services
Golf Club
Crowborough Beacon
Dewlands Manor
Health and Fitness Club
Pub and Bar
Coopers Arms
Crow and Gate
Crowborough Cross
Half Moon Inn
Mark Cross Inn
Plough & Horses
Wheatsheaf
White Hart
Whitehill Tavern
School
Grove Park School
Herne County Junior School
St Mary’s RC Primary School
Solicitor
Chappell Pascoe
Vance Harris LLP
Taxi
A & J Executive
A 2 B Taxis
Arnolds Cabs
Ashdown Cars
Bioshuttles
Corby Cabs
Crowborough Cabs
Jarvis Brook
Puma Cars
Sports Clubs
Crowborough CC (Cricket)
Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club (Tennis)
Shops
Beach Bum BBQs
The Millbrook Garden Company
Trowbridge Gallery
Davenport Vineyards
Sussex Stationers
Activities
Ashdown Forest Riding Centre(Riding)
Places to Stay near Crowborough
Bolebroke Castle (4.44 miles)
Bolebroke Castle at Hartfield, the village made famous by Pooh bear, was built around 1480 and is the earliest brick built building in Sussex.Henry VIII used Bolebroke when he went ... More
Horseshoes Farm House (4.68 miles)
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Set in its own large garden, this delightful 16th century beamed farmhouse, recently refurbished, spacious and very comfortable, sits 100 yards from a village shop and pubs. ... More
Buxted Park Country House (5.30 miles)
Located in the heart of Sussex, this magnificent Georgian Palladian mansion is set in 312 acres of parkland, where fallow deer roam free, and has played host to the rich and ... More
Ashdown Park Hotel (5.81 miles)
In the heart of Ashdown Forest lies this impressive country house hotel surrounded by 186 acres of beautifully landscaped parkland, gardens, lakes and an 18 hole golf course. This idyllic setting offers guests stylish accommodation ... More | visit website
Spring Cottage (5.86 miles)
Little Tidebrook Farm (6.08 miles)
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Little Tidebrook Farm is a beautiful converted granary set in a pretty rural location in the sleepy hamlet of Tidebrook; about 2 miles from Wadhurst.It ... MoreSpa Hotel (6.20 miles)
A sense of traditional British hospitality blends with a relaxed, modern approach to service and standards, promising a genuinely warm and comfortable welcome.
The Spa Hotel is an elegant country mansion, set ... More
Swan Hotel (6.29 miles)
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Situated within the famous colonnaded Georgian Pantiles, the historic centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, the Swan Hotel offers stylish, modern accommodation. Dating from the 1600s, the ... More
Danehurst House (6.45 miles)
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