WW1 Weekend at Bateman’s with up to Two Carers Free i-go Offer
Sat 15 Aug - Sun 16 Aug
Step back in time this summer at Bateman’s as Portals to the Past brings the history of the First World War to life.
Throughout WWI Weekend, visitors can experience live re‑enactments, demonstrations, and hands‑on activities led by a team of uniformed interpreters. Get involved with artefact handling, including trying on period helmets and exploring equipment from the Great War, watch firepower demonstrations, take part in Kriegsspiel and join foot drill with the 10th Essex Regiment. Children can test their skills at Scout School, while talks from the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry highlight the vital role of women at war.
Bateman’s
Burwash
Price
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. See prices
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Terms and conditions
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About Bateman’s
Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling
Bateman's is very much a family home that feels as though the Kiplings have just gone out for the day.
Surrounded by the wooded landscape of the Sussex Weald, this 17th-century house, with its mullioned windows and oak beams, provided a much needed sanctuary to this world-famous writer and inspired his work.
'That's She! The Only She! Make an honest woman of her - quick!' was how Rudyard Kipling and his wife, Carrie, felt the first time they saw Bateman's.
The rooms, described by him as 'untouched and unfaked', remain much as he left them, with oriental rugs and artefacts reflecting his strong association with the East. Kipling wrote Puck of Pook’s Hill and Rewards and Fairies at Bateman's, which includes the poem ‘If’. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907.
Accessibility
Mobility and/or building
- Wheel Chair Accessible Entrance
- Wheelchair Loan
The ground floor of the house is manual wheelchair friendly. There are chairs available to sit on in every room. Please speak to our friendly staff and volunteers if you want any help or assistance.
Disabled Parking & Drop-off
- Blue Badge
- Designated Disabled Parking
- Designated mobility parking near Visitor Reception. The surface is tarmacked.
- Partly accessible grounds with some brick paths.
- Adapted toilet at Visitor Reception.
- You are welcome to borrow a wheelchair from Visitor Reception.
- Assistance dogs on short leads are permitted in all areas.
- Please be aware that at busier times, to enter the house there may be a queue outdoors in the garden.
- You can get a full access statement via our website.
Toileting/Changing
- Accessible Toilets
- Baby Changing Facilities
Outdoors
- Wheelchair Access to Outdoor Areas
- Paths
Hearing Assistance
- Hearing loop
There is a hearing loop in our ticket office
Guide Dogs
- Guide Dogs Welcome
Location
Bateman's Bateman's Lane
Burwash, TN19 7DS